X-ray detection of a nova in the fireball phase - Nature.com

Novae are caused by runaway thermonuclear burning in the hydrogen-rich envelopes of accreting white dwarfs, which leads to a rapid expansion of the envelope and the ejection of most of its mass1,2. Theory has predicted the existence of a ‘fireball’ phase foll…

Chomiuk, L., Metzger, B. D. & Shen, K. J. New insights into classical novae. Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys.59, 391-444 (2021).

Starrfield, S., Iliadis, C. & Hix, W. R. The thermo… [+8155 chars]

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