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Winking Star 6 Centuries Ago Explained

Sep 1, 2017 · 4 min
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A star that appeared and then vanished in A.D. 1437 was an explosion in a binary star system—which now reveals clues about the life cycle of certain stars. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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