The nova eruptions come about when a white dwarf steals too much matter from a close red giant companion.

See amazing views of the M74, NGC 7496, IC 5332, NGC 1365, and NGC 1433 galaxies captured using the James Webb Space Telescope.The Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby Galaxies (PHANGS) ...

A classical nova may look simple at first. A faint star brightens, sometimes enough for you to spot without a telescope, then ...

“The fact that we can now watch stars explode and immediately see the structure of the material being blasted into space is ...

By analyzing the data from the PHANGS-MUSE survey, an international team of astronomers has inspected a nuclear star cluster ...

Astrophysicists have achieved an eye-opening leap in understanding stellar death, capturing unprecedented, detailed images of ...

New technology is helping astronomers open new windows into novae, stellar explosions that can act as 'laboratories for ...

Modern technology is amazing: where humans see an unchanging void in the depths of the universe, space telescopes are capable ...

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented ...

Astronomers have captured unprecedented, detailed images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Alaknanda, a remarkably mature spiral galaxy existing just 1.5 billion years ...