Tidal forces heat white dwarfs to unexpected temperatures in tight binary orbits

White dwarfs are the compact remnants of stars that have stopped nuclear burning, a fate that will eventually befall our sun.

Russian and US generals swap WW3 threats with plot to 'wipe out UK in nuke tidal wave'

US and Russian generals are trading warnings of an Armageddon reality, with Moscow accused of plotting to wipe out Britain ...

Russia 'plotting chilling WW3 strike' that would destroy UK in 'nuclear tidal wave'

An attack on a NATO state would look completely different to the current "trench warfare" in Ukraine, a former US military ...

Will 3I/ATLAS break up? Astronomers look for proof of Alien Mothership ‘Interstellar Visitor’ approaching Sun

If 3I/ATLAS is a naturally occurring comet, its close approach to the Sun could cause it to break apart into fragments. Comets commonly disintegrate due to solar heating, gravitational tidal forces, ...

Weather forces change in plans for some weekend events

With major tidal flooding possible along with high winds and the possibility of 1 to 2 inches of rain in the forecast this weekend, some events have been altered or canceled due to ...

A moon around Uranus may have had an ocean 100 miles deep, new study finds

Uranus' moon Ariel could have had liquid water 100 miles deep, hidden under its icy crust, possibly making it yet another ...