Researchers from Durham University, UK, have noticed a white dwarf star switching on and off at the shortest time duration ever—30 minutes.
December 01, 2021
Researchers from Durham University, UK, have noticed a white dwarf star switching on and off at the shortest time duration ever—30 minutes. They used a planet-hunting satellite to observe the unique phenomenon in a white dwarf about 1,400 light-years from Earth. Astronomers saw t