As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could ...

In this case, RXJ0528+2838 is orbited by a still-living star similar in size to our sun. In such cases, material from the ...

A compact stellar corpse in our own galaxy has just delivered one of the strangest surprises in recent astrophysics: a vast, ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

A white dwarf is creating a shockwave as it travels through the interstellar medium. Similar shockwaves are sometimes seen as ...

White dwarf star RXJ0528+2838 with its mysterious surrounding shock wave Astronomers have discovered a mysterious shock wave ...

A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow ...

Giant shock waves emanating from the Sun can give us some breathtaking auroras here on Earth. They can also cause energy surges that can damage our infrastructure, says a new study that looks at how ...

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves—found throughout the universe—are able to accelerate particles to extreme speeds. The research, published in Nature ...

Composite image of the Tycho Supernova remnant. Shock waves from such explosive events are believed to be the main drivers behind cosmic rays. Image 2: Illustration of Earth’s bow shock and magnetic ...

Hypersonic flow and shock wave dynamics represent a critical domain in aerospace science, where the physics of high-speed fluid motion are explored under extreme thermodynamic and chemical conditions.

Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf, the remnant core of a dead star creating shockwaves as it moves through space. The ...