Observing a dip in the light curve of the Blaze Star (T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB) in 2023, astronomer Jean Schneider from the Paris Observatory had predicted that the recurrent nova would explode ...
In two separate papers published in Physical Review Letters, researchers investigated the nuclear reactions that take place inside supernovae and X-ray bursts—two of the universe's most powerful ...
When a massive star runs out of fuel, its core collapses. Sometimes the star then explodes in a brilliant supernova and ...
Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented detail. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are ...