"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger." ...

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Observing the Universe often means contemplating phenomena that occurred millions of years ago. But sometimes, the opportunity arises to capture a cosmic event almost in real-time, as if we were ...

For about three years now, scientists have been anticipating a nova explosion. Specifically, the explosion of the binary star ...