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http://www.theguardian.com/science/...s-capture-images-exploding-fireball-nova-star
A team of astronomers have captured the first images of a thermonuclear fireball from a nova star, allowing them to track the explosion as it expanded.
The nova was detected last year in the constellation Delphinus by the Chara Array infrared telescope in the US.
Researchers from 17 institutions around the world, including the University of Sydney and the Australian National University, analysed the resulting data.
It revealed with “unprecedented clarity” how the fireball evolves as the gas fuelling it expands and cools, Professor Peter Tuthill, a co-author on the study, said.
A team of astronomers have captured the first images of a thermonuclear fireball from a nova star, allowing them to track the explosion as it expanded.
The nova was detected last year in the constellation Delphinus by the Chara Array infrared telescope in the US.
Researchers from 17 institutions around the world, including the University of Sydney and the Australian National University, analysed the resulting data.
It revealed with “unprecedented clarity” how the fireball evolves as the gas fuelling it expands and cools, Professor Peter Tuthill, a co-author on the study, said.
