A 3-billion-year-old white dwarf, the core of a dead star, consumed an exoplanet from its former planetary system. Credit: NASA / ESA / Joseph Olmsted illustration A dead star core about 145 ...

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Astrophysicists often describe the dense remnants of exploded stars as some of the most durable objects in the universe, yet even these extreme cores are not truly timeless. When I look at what we ...

In a remarkable cosmic event observed on November 2, 2025, scientists had the rare opportunity to witness a dead star annihilating a planet in real time. This observation builds upon previous ...

A vibrant display of glowing gases around a dead star is fueled by a mysterious source that scientists can’t explain, in a phenomenon without precedent. As stars move through space, they push away ...

Researchers were shocked to find a shock wave around a dead star. ESO / K. Ilkiewicz and S. Scaringi et al. Background: PanSTARRS Astronomers have discovered something that, according to current ...