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Scientists still can't explain the star that exploded repeatedly

PTF14hls is a star that refuses to follow the rules. Discovered in September 2014, it was supposed to be a typical supernova -explode once, dim in about 100 days, leave behind a neutron star or black ...
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Dance of electrons measured in the glow from exploding neutron-stars

The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time, made it ...
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What is dark energy? Exploding white dwarf stars may help us crack the case

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Exploding white dwarfs observed by the Palomar 48 inch telescope at the Palomar Observatory in ...
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Hubble watches neutron stars collide and explode to create black hole and 'birth atoms'

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision that created the smallest black hole ever seen. When you purchase through ...
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Astrophysicists measure 'dance' of electrons in the glow from exploding neutron stars

Artistic impression of a neutron star collision leaving behind a rapidly expanding cloud of radioactive material. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, CI Lab Artistic impression of a neutron star ...