Scientists find rare double star spirals doomed for the supernova explosion

A rare, compact pair of white stars has been discovered by researchers at Warwick University, set to collide in about 23 billion years later. After convergence, the binary star system explodes onto a type 1A supernova. Scientists have long predicted that a star of white stars on two orbits is involved in the creation of a Type 1A supernova, but the finding marks the first such a system in which the path has been observed.

The Binary Star System is located approximately 150 light years from Earth. It is also incredibly heavy, with a total mass equal to about 1.56 times the Sun. The fateful white dwarf stars are truly destined to explode, the team says.