’Cosmic dance of fire and ice’: European Space Agency shares stunning photos of ’mysterious’ star system
The European Space Agency reveals a ’mysterious’ star system called Mira HM Sge, located 3,400 light-years away. The system features a red giant and a white dwarf engaged in a ’cosmic dance of fire and ice’. Key Points
mintStar to explode in the night sky. It can be seen with naked eyes
The star in question, T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), is a binary system located 3,000 light-years from Earth. It consists of a white dwarf orbiting an ancient red giant. Key Points
India TodayWhat Lit the Lamps That Let Humanity Measure the Universe
Type Ia supernovas are astronomers’ best tools for measuring cosmic distances. In a first, researchers recreated one on a supercomputer to learn how they form. Key Points
WIRED'Rogue' star was heading to crash in our solar system. Then it...
The white dwarf WD 0810-353 is a dense stellar remnant, the final evolutionary stage of a Sun-like star. Last year, researchers using the Gaia space telescope predicted that this rogue star was on a collision course with our Solar System. Key Points
India TodayIntroducing Janus, the exotic 'two-faced' white dwarf star
Some people are two-faced, figuratively speaking of course. The ancient Roman god Janus was two-faced, literally - with one looking forward and another backward, representing transitions and duality. But a two-faced star? Yes, indeed. Key Points
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