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Home » Astronomy and space » Telescopes and space missions » First discovery of double star that brightens during eclipse

First discovery of double star that brightens during eclipse

17 Apr 2014
An artist's impression of a white dwarf crossing in front of a small star
Artist's concept depicting a white dwarf crossing in front of a small, red star. The white dwarf's gravity is so great that it bends and magnifies light from the red star. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
For the first time, astronomers have seen a double star brighten rather than fade when one star pass

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Ken Croswell is a US-based astronomer and the author of The Lives of Stars
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