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Scientists have discovered two rare white dwarfs—which are among the dimmest stars in the universe—that feature changes in their surface composition caused by magnetic fields. This brings the ...

Using data from Gaia space telescopes, scientists discovered a white dwarf star gravitationally tied up with a system of three stars, named HD 190412. New observations of the white dwarf suggest ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted evidence of a white dwarf star devouring rocky and icy ... he saw Voyager images of other worlds in our solar system for the first time.

In the year 185 C.E, Chinese astronomers spotted a supernova and dubbed it the "guest star." The National Science ... about 8000 light-years away. Credit: Images and Videos: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE ...

Researchers suspect the bursts may result from colliding stars or a collapsing white dwarf. The Canadian Hydrogen ... has captured groundbreaking images of Westerlund 1, a supermassive star ...

Through their examination, they unveiled the gravitational link between the recently discovered white dwarf, HD 190412 C, and the previously known triple star system, HD 190412. This ...

The diamond white dwarf was found in what had been thought to be a system of three stars, HD 190412, the scientists said. The 'crystal' inside the white dwarf could be diamond, the astronomers believe ...

Researchers with the University of Warwick have released a new study that shows a white dwarf pulsar, known as J1912-4410, that includes a white dwarf star that ... (upper two images) and linear ...

Researchers are studying a white dwarf star about 104 light years away — practically in our cosmic backyard — that's slowly crystallizing. The star, with the ungainly name of HD 190412 C ...

Because there are other systems similar to HD 190412, including the star system that is home to the bright star Sirius, the researchers report that other crystallizing white dwarfs might be nearby ...