This Star Seemed Normal, Until Hubble Looked Closer

Hubble just uncovered one of the strangest white dwarfs ever found. What looked like an ordinary stellar remnant turned out to be something far more dramatic, the likely remnant of a stellar merger. In this video, with insights from astrophysicist Dr. Snehalata Sahu, we break down how a tiny carbon clue in ultraviolet light revealed a hidden cosmic collision.

Sources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02590-y
https://esahubble.org/news/heic2510/

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