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Early Interferometric Images Recast Novae as Multi-Stage, Directional Eruptions

CHARA observations within days link ejecta geometry to shock-driven gamma rays seen by Fermi.

Ancient White Dwarf Caught Accreting Debris From a Shattered Rocky World

3-Billion-Year-Old White Dwarf Is Actively Devouring Rocky Debris, Study Finds

Tidal Heating Model Shows Ultra-Tight White Dwarf Binaries Interact Sooner Than Expected

Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Icy, Nitrogen-Rich Exo‑Pluto Fragment

Hubble UV Reveals Ultra-Massive White Dwarf as Stellar Merger Remnant

Astronomers Capture First Visual Proof of Double-Detonation in Type Ia Supernova Remnant