Sibling rivalry incited Eta Carinae’s explosion
Dec 06, 2018
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ELIZABETH HOWELL
NEW ANALYSIS OF THE MASSIVE Eta Carinae star system supports the idea that the system once had three stars — but only two survived.
Eta Carinae experienced its so-called Great Eruption about 170 have tracked down faint reflections of the explosion’s light as it scatters off of nearby interstellar dust. The roundabout path of the gives astronomers a real-time view of the long-ago goings-on.
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