“We found something never seen before” – A dead star is producing a shock wave that shouldn’t exist

Science Daily 7 h ago

A dead white dwarf with no detectable disk has somehow produced a powerful shock wave that appears to have persisted for at least 1,000 years. Its magnetic field may be partly responsible, but astronomers say an unexplained “mystery engine” may also be at work.

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