A new study has revealed a brand new type of stellar explosion, known as a micronovae, which are much less powerful and more irregular than similar blasts.
Astronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called a micronova involving thermonuclear blasts at the polar regions of a type of burned-out star called a white dwarf after it has siphoned material from a companion star.
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Astronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called a micronova involving thermonuclear blasts at the polar regions of a type of burned-out star called a white dwarf after it has siphoned material from a companion star.
Astronomers have observed and identified a new type of thermonuclear stellar explosion called a micronova. It s a million times less powerful than a standard nova and lasts just a few hours.