This ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before
Space is full of surprises, like this apparent star—which, given the tumultuous circumstances of its formation, shouldn’t really exist. New research published in Astronomy & Astrophysics describes a potentially new kind of star, one born in an event typically associated with destruction rather than creation: the merger of two white dwarfs. The paper, co-authored by…
