Astronomers find the fastest nova yet — and it won't stop wobbling - Astronomy Magazine

The unique nova may shed light on how the solar system and the universe at large are seeded by stellar explosions.

Just over a year ago, on June 12, 2021, a distant cosmic object energetically erupted. The usually imperceptible star, a white dwarf siphoning material from its nearby companion, maxed out at about m… [+4022 chars]

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