Astronomers Spot New Cosmic Explosions 100 Times Brighter Than the Sun

Astronomers have discovered a new class of cosmic explosions, known as ‘millinovas,’ which are 100 times brighter than the Sun. These events, first identified in 2023, were observed in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. The millinovas are thought to occur when white dwarfs feed off a companion star, producing intense X-ray …

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