Peanut-shaped Stellar Explosion
April 24, 2009
An artist's impression of the binary star system RS Ophiuchi: hydrogen-rich gas transferred from a red giant onto the surface of a white dwarf has just exploded.
Topics:
Stars, Star types, Astronomy, Hospitality Recreation, Environment, RS Ophiuchi, Ophiuchus constellation, Main sequence, Nova, White dwarf, Stellar evolution, Stellar astronomy, Star, Binary star, Stellar Explosion An artist, hydrogen-rich gas, Red giant
