Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

According to a fairly new theory, white dwarfs can explode twice in a row in certain circumstances. For the first time, we ...

Astronomers studying the remnant SNR 0509-67.5 have finally caught a white dwarf in the act of a rare “double-detonation” supernova, where an initial helium blast on the star’s surface triggers a ...

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. These are the expanding ...

The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...

Nestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest ...

A stunning new image of the Sculptor Galaxy, located 11 million light-years away, painted in thousands of colors by the VLT, ...

Astronomers have released an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor galaxy, showcasing its intricate structures and properties. Captured using the Very Large Telescope, the image reveals insights into ...

It’s not every day we get to see a visual of the entire Sculptor Galaxy, located approximately 10-11 million light-years from Earth, in all its kaleidoscopic splendour.

The James Webb telescope has captured some seriously cool direct images of a planet beyond our solar system. This is the ...