Star-Sucker Caught in the Act
2,303 views · Published 7 December 2011 · 1:10 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2011 · Science & Technology
Using four telescopes at the Europe's Paranal Observatory, astronomers have captured two stars transferring mass from one to the other. Researchers think that matter was cast off the red giant by stellar wind and captured by its companion star.
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