Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day nowOccasional thermonuclear explosions make T. Coronae Borealis, the Blaze Star, visible every 80 years, offering a rare celestial event.
How the world will end? Solar system could be 'crushed to dust'Earth's demise will involve being swallowed by the expanding sun.In about six billion years, the sun will become a white dwarf, leaving behind ultra-dense remnants.
Dead Star Has Visible Scar After Devouring Chunk of PlanetWhite dwarf WD 0816-310 shows a metal scar from devouring a nearby planet.The scar's formation is linked to the star's magnetic field, a first-time observation.
Planets Orbiting Dead Stars Foretell the Solar System's Far-Future FateIn the future, the sun will die and become a white dwarf, consuming the inner planets but potentially leaving the outer planets intact.Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect evidence of giant exoplanets still orbiting white dwarfs.