A digital illustration of the immense explosion of this double white dwarf binary star system, named WDJ181058.67+311940.94 (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

A digital illustration of the immense explosion of this double white dwarf binary star system, named WDJ181058.67+311940.94

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In this picture, we capture the binary in the moment where the first white dwarf has just exploded, hurtling material towards its nearby companion which is on the cusp of explosion too. This event will occur in about 23 billion years, yet in only 4 seconds do both stars explode (Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick) 

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