Thermonuclear Fireball Exploding from Nova Star (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

Thermonuclear Fireball Exploding from Nova Star

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This is an artist's conception of a star system responsible for a nova. A stream of matter is being drawn from the donor star (right) by the compact white dwarf (left).

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David A. Hardy/ <a target="_blank"href="http://astroart.org">astroart.org</a>

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