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Jun 13

New Kind of Variable Star Discovered

Source: ESO

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The star cluster NGC 3766. Image credit: ESO.

Astronomers using the Swiss 1.2-metre Euler telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile have found a new type of variable star. The discovery was based on the detection of very tiny changes in brightness of stars in a cluster. The observations revealed previously unknown properties of these stars that defy current theories and raise questions about the origin of the variations. (read more)

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