A white dwarf star locked in a tight dance with its stellar companion is undergoing one of the most extreme cases of stellar cannibalism ever observed. According to a new study published in the ...

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Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a "ultra-massive white dwarf that formed when a white dwarf ...

The event occurred at the edge of the Milky Way. — -- Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a white dwarf may have gone into death star mode on the edge of the Milky Way, shredding a planet ...

In an ancient star system expected to be stable and dormant, scientists found a 3 billion-year-old white dwarf star still tearing apart massive quantities of rock. “The rate we’ve seen rock consumed ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope detected material from a Pluto-like body spiraling into a white dwarf star 260 light-years away from Earth. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Tim Pyle illustration For the ...

Magnetized white dwarfs represent a compelling class of compact remnants whose intrinsic magnetic fields markedly influence their structural properties and evolution. These stars, which exhibit field ...