Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by ‘tuning in’ to the radio waves that they emit. …read more Source:: Science
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Supernova observation first of its kind using NASA satellite
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Researchers have published findings about a supernova observed using TESS, adding new insights to long-held theories about the elements left behind after a white dwarf star explodes into a supernova. …read more Source:: Science
When is a nova not a nova? When a white dwarf and a brown dwarf collide
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Astronomers have found for the first time that a white dwarf and a brown dwarf collided in a ‘blaze of glory’ that was witnessed on Earth in 1670. …read more Source:: Science
Even phenomenally dense neutron stars fall like a feather
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Astronomers have given one of Einstein’s predictions on gravity its most stringent test yet. By precisely tracking the meanderings of three stars in a single system — two white dwarf …read more Source:: Science
Century-old relativity experiment used to measure a white dwarf’s mass
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Astronomers have used the sharp vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to repeat a century-old test of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. The team measured the mass of white dwarf …read more Source:: Science