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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Final kiss of two stars heading for catastrophe

Astronomers have found the hottest and most massive double star with components so close that they touch each other. The two stars in the extreme system VFTS 352 could be heading for a dramatic end, during which the two stars either coalesce to create a single giant star, or form a binary black hole.

from Strange & Offbeat News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1jTpD3t
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