Understanding these mergers helps explain binary star fates and potential progenitors of thermonuclear supernovae. The six known DAQ type white dwarfs exhibit log (C/H) > –0.5 and appear in optical ...
University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a ...
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 ...