ScienceWhite dwarf reportedly produces a shock wave lasting at least 1,000 years
Astronomers reportedly observed an unexpectedly powerful shock wave from a white dwarf with no detectable accretion disk. The mechanism remains unclear.
TLDR
Astronomers reportedly observed an unexpectedly powerful shock wave emanating from a white dwarf and persisting for at least 1,000 years. The star has no detectable accretion disk, and what drives the wave remains unclear.
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White dwarf reportedly produces a shock wave lasting at least 1,000 years
Astronomers reportedly observed an unexpectedly powerful shock wave from a white dwarf with no detectable accretion disk. The mechanism remains unclear.
TLDR
Astronomers reportedly observed an unexpectedly powerful shock wave emanating from a white dwarf and persisting for at least 1,000 years. The star has no detectable accretion disk, and what drives the wave remains unclear.