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A distant star that astronomers thought would soon explode as a supernova may instead be flaring because of a previously unseen companion, new research suggests.
For about a decade, astronomers have watched a distant star that seemed to be heading for a supernova, its outbursts taken as signs that a catastrophic explosion was coming.
New research points elsewhere. Rather than an impending explosion, a previously unseen companion may be responsible for the star's behavior, according to the report.
The work reframes a decade of assumptions about the star, though the companion explanation is a proposal rather than a confirmed result.
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This is a useful correction to a decade-long assumption, but the companion explanation is a proposal, not a settled result.
What the reporting says: The reporting says a distant star has teased astronomers for a decade with indications it would soon explode as a supernova, and that new research instead points to a previously unseen companion behind its outbursts.
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