The rare object consists of two stars orbiting each other, a white dwarf star stealing matter from a companion donor star. Occasionally, the material from the donor star reaches a critical temperature ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a star meeting a dramatic end by exploding twice. In a study published in ...

The newly observed binary system features a cataclysmic variable star, designated GOTO0650, which is in a rarely seen late ...

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...