An Astronomer Calculated the Exact Day a Star Will Blow—and It’s This Week
When it does take place, the outburst will be brief but it will appear as a new star in the sky for a little less than a week ...
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A Star "Explosion" Will Light Up the Sky This Week—How to See the "Once-in-a-Lifetime" Spectacle
T his time last year, astrophiles were gearing up for a "once-in-a-lifetime" spectacle—only it never happened. The celestial event in question? The explosion of a nova star call ...
What are ‘Zombie Stars?’ NASA expert explains rare stellar phenomenon
and a red giant, a star in its final death throes. White dwarfs are some of the densest objects in the universe. According to ...
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Red Giant Helium Flash (IMAGE)
A red giant star, Camelopardalis, emits a shell of gas as a layer of helium around its core begins to fuse. Such events help scientists calculate how fast the universe is expanding. Disclaimer ...