A unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the universe. Type Ia supernovae are the dramatic explosions of white dwarf ...

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“The explosions of white dwarfs play a crucial role in astronomy,” said Priyam Das, a study co-author and PhD student at the University of New South Wales Canberra, Australia. “Yet, despite their ...

Astronomers find an explanation for the fastest stars in the galaxy while uncovering a new mechanism for a supernova explosion. - Technion illustration Astronomers call a special kind of supernova a ...

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Just 150 light-years from Earth, a team of astronomers has identified an exceptional binary system. These two stars, separated by only 1/60th of the Earth-Sun distance, are on a collision course. This ...

Type Ia supernovae are violent stellar explosions. Observations of their brightness are used to determine distances in the universe and have shown scientists that the universe is expanding at an ...

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered 21 planets outside our solar system and captured data on other interesting events occurring in the southern sky during its first year ...

It’s easy to forget that stars, just like us, have lifetimes. They’re born, they live, and eventually, they die. And for some stars, their death is dramatic, producing an explosion so powerful it can ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe. Dr Mathew Smith and Dr Georgios Dimitriadis from Lancaster ...