When Will the Last Star Be Born
October 15, 2025
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as posted by the channelThe conversation explains how massive stars form in giant molecular clouds (stellar nurseries), why star formation will eventually decline as galaxies lose their gas, and how recurrent novae and close binary systems work—highlighting T Coronae Borealis, a white dwarf that periodically erupts by stealing material from a red giant companion. It also previews a newly detected, huge “super-shell” around that system and what we might (and might not) see when it erupts again.
From 'Answering Questions About Supernovas, with Michael Shara'
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