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"Third Wheel" Star Brings Companions Closer Together
July 08, 2025
PASADENA, California, July 8 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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"Third Wheel" Star Brings Companions Closer Together

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When white dwarfs--the hot remnants of stars like our Sun--are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away from their companion. The stolen matter builds up on the surface of the white dwarf, triggering eruptions called novae.

Theorists have lon . . .

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