NASA Missions Study Shock Waves in Nova Explosion (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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NASA's Fermi and NuSTAR space telescopes, together with another satellite named BRITE-Toronto, are providing new insights into a nova explosion that erupted in 2018. Detailed measurements of bright flares in the explosion clearly show that shock waves power most of the nova's visible light.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsfITaEonlU

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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