Illustration of a binary dwarf star system. A white dwarf star (background) is accreting material from a nearby brown dwarf star (foreground). As the white dwarf gathers material into a disc, gas begins to fall onto the white dwarf’s surface. This creates an atmosphere which is heated and begins to glow when nuclear fusion occurs. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NASA and L. Hustak (STSci) |
Taille de l’image : | 3840 px × 2160 px |
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