Below this mass, the gravitational force inwards is insufficient to generate the temperature needed for core fusion of ...

Our data suggests that it is in a binary with another object, which is likely to be a white dwarf, the stellar core of a dying star." Astronomers have discovered a record-breaking burst of energy ...

Brown dwarfs occupy an intriguing position between gas giants and true stars. Although massive, they lack the size needed to ...

The system no longer creates energy at its core, so the star is dead. The white dwarf star has been named WD 0816-310 by the researching astronomers. Research found that the scar developed after ...