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Wonder of Science

A stars massive outburst captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: NASA/ESA

This outburst from star system V838 Monocerotis is possibly a luminous red nova, a stellar explosion thought to be caused by the merging of two stars. The timelapse was created from images captured by Hubble over approximately four years. Further reading: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V838_Mon

en.wikipedia.orgV838 Monocerotis - Wikipedia

@wonderofscience Wow! Now that's an out-of-this-world timelapse!