For the first time, researchers witness X-rays leaking from a nova explosion - Interesting Engineering

In a serendipitous observation, researchers observed a short and intense nova explosion. The x-rays carried evidence of an exploding white dwarf.

Astronomers are swimming in data, but they still rely on something stargazers have always needed: a little bit of luck. It was lucky that on July 7, 2020, a space telescope happened to be making its… [+3174 chars]

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