White Dwarf Accreting Matter from Companion Star (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

White Dwarf Accreting Matter from Companion Star

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This illustration shows a white dwarf accreting matter from a companion star. Once the white dwarf reaches a specific mass tipping point, it explodes as a type Ia supernova.

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Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab?

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