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New Images Challenge Understanding of Nova Explosions

12/7/2025

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An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Michigan, captured high-resolution images of two novae shortly after their eruptions using the CHARA Array in California.
The study demonstrates that novae involve multiple ejection pathways and delayed material expulsion.
Nature Astronomy published the findings, challenging prior assumptions about novae.
The research enhances understanding of stellar life cycles and the physics of stellar explosions.

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Story summary

An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Michigan, captured high-resolution images of two novae shortly after their eruptions using the CHARA Array in California.
The study demonstrates that novae involve multiple ejection pathways and delayed material expulsion.
Nature Astronomy published the findings, challenging prior assumptions about novae.
The research enhances understanding of stellar life cycles and the physics of stellar explosions.