By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this ...

Type Ia supernovae are triggered by white dwarfs—the fading cores of dead stars. These stellar corpses often steal matter ...

Astronomers working with the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected patterns showing ...

"The explosions of white dwarfs play a crucial role in astronomy," stated Priyam Das, a PhD student at the University of New South Wales Canberra and study leader. Das further described the findings ...

Astronomers from the University of Turku in Finland and elsewhere have performed a broadband spectral and timing study of an ...

A team of scientists has developed a new model for ‘very massive stars’ and their impact on the formation of black holes.