Micronova explosion (IMAGE)

Durham University

Micronova explosion

Caption

An artist’s impression of a micronova explosion from the base of the accretion stream at the magnetic pole of an accreting white dwarf in a binary star system.

Credit

Mark Garlick/Durham University

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