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Hubble detects eruption in ‘stellar volcano’ system

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The Hubble Telescope has captured a stellar explosion in the R ​​Aquarii system, 700 light-years from Earth, showing a powerful ejection of plasma.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a spectacular explosion in the binary star system R Aquarii, located 700 light-years from Earth.

In this system, two stars interact: an aging red giant, 400 times more massive than the Sun, and a white dwarf, a star in the final stages of its development.

The white dwarf gradually attracts hydrogen from its neighbor gravitationally, and when the accumulated amount reaches a critical limit, a nuclear explosion occurs. In this process, the plasma is ejected into space at a speed of more than 1.6 km/h, creating a spectacular phenomenon similar to a broken sprinkler. This clearly shows the redistribution of nuclear energy in the Universe.

“Swirling stellar streams make this region look like a broken lawn sprinkler. It clearly shows how the Universe redistributes the products of nuclear energy that form deep inside the stars and fly back into space, ” said NASA.

It was previously reported that ESA presented the first images from the Euclid space mission, which aims to create the largest 3D map of the Universe.

The Hubble Telescope spotted a galaxy approaching Earth


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