First detection of lithium from an exploding star
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
The chemical element lithium has been found for the first time in material ejected by a nova. Observations of Nova Centauri 2013 made using telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory, and near Santiago in Chile, help to explain the mystery of why many young stars seem to have more of this chemical element than expected.