white dwarf
-
Webb Telescope Finds What May Be a Glowing Aurora on a Failed Star
The Webb Space Telescope has spotted something weird: a brown dwarf with what appear to be aurorae, what we Earthlings sometimes call the Northern Lights. What makes the observation particularly surprising is that the brown dwarf doesn’t have a nearby star that could cause such an aurora. Aurorae on Earth happens when particles from the…
-
Astronomers Find ‘Weird’ Stars Covered in Burned-Up Helium
Over 10,000 light-years from Earth, two mega-hot stars are changing what astronomers know about stellar evolution and how the gassy balls can be constructed. The stars are unique for their exotic surface composition: They are cocooned in carbon and oxygen, the ashen remains of helium burning.
-
Observations of Exploding Star in ‘Real Time’ Deemed a Major Step Towards Predicting Supernovas
A star located 60 million light years away went supernova last year, and astronomers managed to capture all stages of the stellar explosion using telescopes both on the ground and in space.
-
Warhammer+ Is Already the Best Streaming Service, Because None of the Other Pluses Come With a Free Orc
It’s a big plus, you might say.