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Astronomers Identify Trigger for Star’s Outbursts

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 13 November 2026, 16:39 UTC ·11 sec listen

Astronomers used the Chandra X-ray Observatory to investigate repeated eruptions from AT 2016blu, an unstable giant star in a spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away. Researchers say they have identified what triggers the star’s outbursts.

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