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Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can ...

The smoking gun of the creation of lithium in explosions on white dwarf stars may have been found, in a spike of gamma rays originating from a nova.

Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage ...

The shattered star at the center was once a white dwarf, a stellar ember no larger than Earth, yet almost as heavy as the Sun ...

In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

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A new method uses helium droplets combined with ultrashort laser pulses to trigger chemical reactions in a controlled way.

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has been getting bigger since the Big Bang. When the hydrogen and helium atoms ...

Helium, the second most abundant element in the universe, is surprisingly scarce on Earth. It plays a critical role in industries ranging from healthcare to technology. MRI machines rely on liquid ...