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20 April 2022

A team of astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), have observed a new type of stellar explosion — a micronova. These outbursts happen on the surface of certain stars, and can each burn through around 3.5 billion Great Pyramids of Giza of stellar material in only a few hours.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2207/

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The ESO Department of Communication
20 April 2022




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