Red Giants and White Dwarfs Make Explosive Stellar Pairings

Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 16:30 in Astronomy & Space

Mysterious stars that incite their stellar companions to explode in spectacular supernovas have just been revealed -- these culprits can be bloated red giants, researchers say. [More]

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