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Supernova
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A is a STAR that explodes. It suddenly increases in
brightness by a factor of many billions, and within a few weeks it slowly
fades. In terms of the human lifespan, such explosions are rare occurrences.
In our Milky Way galaxy, for example, a may be observed every few
hundred years. Three such ex ....
Middle of essay ..... Scientists generally believe that this must involve binary
systems--two stars revolving around each other. In such a system one of the
stars is a WHITE DWARF, a small, dense star that is near the end of its
nuclear burning phase. After attracting matter from the companion star for
some time, the white dwarf eventually collapses with a great rush, becoming
a neutron star, and ejecting matter outward. This rebound of matter is
thought to be the supernova.
Stars with large masses burn their.... |
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