How To Make A Supernova - Feed A Dwarf | Video

Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 15:00 in Astronomy & Space

Periodic nova eruptions from a binary star system is a sign of bigger trouble brewing. Red giant stars donate mass to their white dwarf companions until - over a critical mass - the dwarves destroy themselves in Type 1a supernova explosions.

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