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'Super volcano' explodes in the sky, tearing space apart
The Hubble Telescope captured an image that NASA describes as
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Once-in-a-millennium phenomenon: The October sky has an 8th Big Dipper?
Telescopes around the world have turned their attention to the constellation Corona del Toro, waiting for the appearance of a new star as bright as the Big Dipper.
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Williamina Fleming - From maid to famous astronomer
From a maid, Williamina Fleming became a famous astronomer, inspiring generations of women in the field of science.
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Why will the Earth never be 'swallowed' if one day the Sun turns into a black hole?
According to scientists' calculations, the scary hypothesis may happen.
Space science
What are the chances for Earth when the Solar System collapses?
One day, the Sun will die. Our brilliant star – the Sun cannot last forever.
Space science
Research sheds light on white dwarf stars capable of destroying the Solar System
A new study by international scientists has shed light on white dwarfs that have the ability to destroy the Solar System.
Space science
The first white dwarf detected in a binary system
Photo taken from the world's largest optical telescope reveals the remains of a dead star in SDSS J115219.99 + 024814.4.
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Unusual white dwarf discovery: Formed by collision between two other white dwarfs
New research shows that the giant white dwarf WDJ0551 + 4135 may be formed by a collision between two other white dwarfs.
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Discovered the 'predatory' star
The light erupts as the white dwarf sucks matter from its nearby brown dwarf recorded by the Kepler Space Telescope.
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Stunned to discover the most exotic new white dwarf in the universe
The discovery of a new strange white dwarf with an extremely low mass called KIC 8145411 suggests that they may be much more common than previously thought.
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For the first time discovered a strange planet orbiting the 'Dead Sun'
The spooky pair that British and American scientists have just identified can reveal a little bit about the future of Earth and its neighboring planets, when our sun die…
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Dead planets may be signaling in outer space
Scientists say the dead planets may be sending signals we can get on Earth.
Space science
The reason the Sun cannot become a black hole
Will our sun become a black hole? According to a new NASA study, it is not possible because it is too small.
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'Ghost waves' emanating from the dead stars
Planets orbiting a dead star emit special electromagnetic radiation that we can capture from Earth.