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Astronomers Measure the Size and Structure of a Nova’s Nuclear Blast

Astronomers Measure the Size and Structure of a Nova’s Nuclear Blast

For the first time, a team of astronomers has measured the size and structure of a nova’s nuclear blast as it happened.

The discovery of Nova Delphini 2013, along with the data collected about it, could well sharpen or reshape our understanding of the nature of such blasts. The research appears online in the journal Nature.

Novae are found in solar systems with two closely orbiting stellar…

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