Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Meet the “zombie star” that endured the supernova explosion

"zombie star"

Astronomers observe a star that survived what ordinarily should have been certain death. The star at issue is a kind known as a white dwarf, an incredibly dense object. This white dwarf is gravitationally lock in orbit with another star. A star that not only survived a massive explosion known as a supernova; that typically … Read more