This image of the Helix Nebula, released on March 4, 2025, shows a potentially destructive white dwarf at the nebula's center ...

This image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation immersed in the glow of ionized hydrogen gas, where the ...

"The white dwarf is much more massive because it descended from that merger," Leiner said. Despite the tumultuous past in its cosmic residence, the blue lurker looks like any other sun-like star ...

Traditional pulsars, produced by neutron stars, produce radio signals ... containing more blue than a typical red dwarf of this size. The team attribute this to a white dwarf so close to the ...