When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Exploding white dwarfs observed by the Palomar 48 inch telescope at the Palomar Observatory in ...

Physicists have long believed that black holes explode at the end of their lives, and that such explosions happen—at most—only once every 100,000 years. But new research published in Physical Review ...

"It would completely revolutionize physics and help us rewrite the history of the universe." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New ...

Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades, yet which we know has an enormous influence on normal matter in the universe, such as stars and galaxies. Through ...

"The diversity of ways that white dwarf stars can blow up is much greater than previously expected." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Physicists think we could see such an explosion in the next 10 years - and it would 'revolutionize physics and rewrite the history of the universe'. This artist’s concept takes a fanciful approach to ...