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Astronomers discover new type of starburst
©ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser The newly discovered “micronovae” can take place on certain white dwarf stars. Researchers have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) the European Southern Observatory (ESO) observed…
Micronova: White dwarfs explode in miniature
White dwarfs can also partially explode. Since this type of stellar explosion may be huge by earthly standards, but takes place in miniature by cosmic standards, the scientists call this…