The brief but colossal flare of a dead star undergoing a nova explosion has been captured by one of the most powerful X-ray instruments in space. The joint German-Russian eROSITA telescope, aboard the Spektr-RG space observatory at Lagrange Point L2 (yes, Webb’s home), captured the so-called “fireball” phase for the first time. “of a classic […]

The brief but colossal flare of a dead star undergoing a nova explosion has been captured by one of the most powerful X-ray instruments in space. The joint German-Russian eROSITA telescope, aboard the Spektr-RG space observatory at Lagrange Point L2 (yes, Webb’s home), captured the so-called “fireball” phase for the first time. “of a classic […]