Space

Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded

January 19, 2026

wiredmagazine on January 19, 2026 10:55 am

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion.

Read the full article: [https://www.wired.com/story/capturing-the-moment-a-white-dwarf-exploded/](https://www.wired.com/story/capturing-the-moment-a-white-dwarf-exploded/)
Polygnom on January 19, 2026 11:05 am

This is the actual paper: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02725-1](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02725-1)

The image here in the OP and used in the “news” article on wired is NOT the actual image captioned, its an artists impression. Look for the actual images in the article.
RigelXVI on January 19, 2026 11:26 am

And here I was hoping for an epic Peter Dinklage meltdown caught on camera. Shame on you
SucculentChineseRoo on January 19, 2026 11:42 am

You can’t say that OP. It’s caucasian little person