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Hubble just exposed a rare and violent star collision


Hubble has helped uncover a white dwarf that’s likely the result of two stars crashing together. Carbon traces in its atmosphere tell a story of a cosmic merger, a rare phenomenon previously invisible in ordinary optical light.

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