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Astronomers spot exposed inner core of an ‘oddball’ star by accident

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Astronomers spot exposed inner core of an ‘oddball’ star by accident

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The exposed core of a massive star has been observed for the first time, a discovery that has been described as purely “serendipitous” by the team that chanced upon it.

Though the cores of stars are where the vast majority of stellar energy is generated by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium, they are usually obscured by the bright outer material that encases them. Stellar cores are exposed only in rare and extremely short-lived circumstances. 



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