The universe is vast and has a lot of mysteries hidden in it. Discoveries made by astronomers help us in understanding our universe a little better. Now, a team of German astronomers, led by Professor Klaus Werner of the University of Tubingen, have discovered a strange new type of star covered in the by-product of helium burning.
Two new studies have identified a bizarre new type of pre-white dwarf stars covered in carbon and oxygen, which could indicate they were born in rare stellar mergers.
Most stars have surfaces made up of hydrogen and helium, but a pair of new stars observed by German astronomers are covered in carbon and oxygen, the ashes left over from helium fusion — meaning they are a new type of star.
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