For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may ...
About 650 light-years from here, in the constellation Aquarius, lies the planetary nebula Caldwell 63, commonly known as the ...
Co-author Martin Guerrero from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia told Phys.org that debris from the shattered planet ...
Astronomers have detected mysterious X-ray signals coming from a nearby white dwarf star for more than 40 years. We may now ...
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The old star might have destroyed a nearby planet. Dating back to 1980, X ...
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Space.com on MSNMystery solved! Odd X-ray signal was 'death knell' of planet destroyed by zombie star (video)The X-ray signal from WD 2226-210 is similar to the X-ray emissions of two other white dwarfs that do not sit within cocoons ...
"We might have finally found the cause of a mystery that's lasted over 40 years," said researcher Sandino Estrada-Dorado.
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The old star might have destroyed a nearby planet.
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Futurism on MSNScientists Realize They Witnessed the Last Gasp of a Planet as It Met a Horrible FateSince they were first detected over four decades ago, unusually powerful x-ray emissions originating from the site of a dying ...
A not-so-distant white dwarf named WD 2226-210 has been on our radar since the 1980s for releasing X-rays, now we may know ...
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Techno-Science.net on MSNWe witnessed the death of a planet, devoured by its star ☄️Since the 1980s, a strange X-ray emission has puzzled astronomers. At the heart of the Helix Nebula, a dying star may have ...
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ExtremeTech on MSNNASA's Chandra Traces Mysterious X-Ray Signal Back to Destroyed PlanetAstronomers have been recording the signal for more than four decades, but this is the first time they've nabbed its origin.
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