1843 stellar eruption may be new type of star explosion
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 12:42
in Astronomy & Space
Eta Carinae, the galaxy's biggest, brightest and perhaps most studied star after the sun, has been keeping a secret: Its giant outbursts appear to be driven by an entirely new type of stellar explosion that is fainter than a typical supernova and does not destroy the star.
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