Red Giant Helium Flash (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Red Giant Helium Flash

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A red giant star, Camelopardalis, emits a shell of gas as a layer of helium around its core begins to fuse. Such events help scientists calculate how fast the universe is expanding.

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ESA/NASA

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