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When small, dense stars called white dwarfs explode, they produce bright, short-lived flares called Type Ia supernovae. These …

Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by “tuning in” to the …

Charcoal produced by wildfires could trap carbon for hundreds of years and help mitigate climate change, according to …

Astronomers have found the ghostly remains of one of the Universe’s first stars inside a rare, ancient star …

Victor Camp has spent a lifetime studying volcanic eruptions all over the world, starting in Saudi Arabia, then …

Alexandra Kravchenko, Michigan State University professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, and several of …

The Sun’s solar wind affects nearly everything in the solar system. It can disrupt the function of Earth’s …

Vast rings of electrically charged particles encircle the Earth and other planets. Now, a team of scientists has …

A determined bunch of scientists set out to map the Moon in preparation for the Apollo landings, but …

New research that uncovers the mechanism behind the newest generation of cancer drugs is opening the door for …