Dying Star Devours Planet: X-Ray Clues Unveil Cosmic Catastrophe
For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may ...
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Century-long mystery of dying stars captured in unprecedented detail
The team realised that other, low-mass stars or even heavy planets in the vicinity of the dying star were causing the different patterns. The study also helps to envision what the Sun might look like ...