cm0002@literature.cafe to Space@mander.xyz · 2 months agoThis Star Is Being Eaten Alive—and Its Explosive Death Will Be Visible in Broad Daylightgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarethenextguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThe article seems wrong on a couple of counts. Two stars colliding does not create a supernova. A white dwarf that consumes matter from a companion may eventually result in a type-1a supernova. But that’s not the same thing as two stars colliding.
The article seems wrong on a couple of counts.
Two stars colliding does not create a supernova.
A white dwarf that consumes matter from a companion may eventually result in a type-1a supernova. But that’s not the same thing as two stars colliding.