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cm0002
toast.ooo
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threelonmusketeers
sh.itjust.works
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2023-06-10 |
A type 1A supernova, by the sounds of it. |
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jlow
slrpnk.net
jlow@slrpnk.netJoined: 2026-04-09 |
Without having read the article that's gonna be an astronomical "soon", meaning "anytime between now and a few thousand years", right? |
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thenextguy
lemmy.world
thenextguy@lemmy.worldJoined: 2023-09-28 |
As they orbit each another, material from the red giant sloughs off, falls into the white dwarf and heats up in a process known as accretion. But there is a limit as to how much the white dwarf can take. Once that limit is reached, it erupts in a thermonuclear explosion called a nova. A type 1A supernova, by the sounds of it.
I love that the reason they explode, and always at a specific power level, is that if you put any more matter onto it, the electrons would have to move faster than the speed of light, and that shit ain't allowed. |
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thenextguy
lemmy.world
thenextguy@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-09-28 |
As they orbit each another, material from the red giant sloughs off, falls into the white dwarf and heats up in a process known as accretion. But there is a limit as to how much the white dwarf can take. Once that limit is reached, it erupts in a thermonuclear explosion called a nova. A type 1A supernova, by the sounds of it.
Actually, no. This is just a nova, not a supernova. |
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thenextguy
lemmy.world
thenextguy@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-09-28 |
Without having read the article that's gonna be an astronomical "soon", meaning "anytime between now and a few thousand years", right?
The article says it is on an 80 year cycle. So, no. |
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threelonmusketeers
sh.itjust.works
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2023-06-10 |
Actually, no. This is just a nova, not a supernova.
What is the difference between a nova and a supernova? Edit: Wikipedia seems to classify Type Ia under "super"-nova... |
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YaksPT
sh.itjust.works
YaksDC@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2024-02-18 |
This is just a nova, not a supernova What is the difference between a nova and a supernova? Edit: Wikipedia seems to classify Type Ia under "super"-nova...
The cape |
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thenextguy
lemmy.world
thenextguy@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-09-28 |
This is just a nova, not a supernova What is the difference between a nova and a supernova? Edit: Wikipedia seems to classify Type Ia under "super"-nova...
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