Christmas Burst as the Merger of a Red Giant and a Neutron Star (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Christmas Burst as the Merger of a Red Giant and a Neutron Star

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Frame from animation that interprets the Christmas burst as the merger of a red giant and a neutron star.

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