When Stars Collide

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When Stars Collide

Post #1by PlutonianEmpire » 16.02.2008, 19:31

What happens when two sunlike stars merge? Do they become one bigger, brighter star?
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Post #2by ajtribick » 16.02.2008, 21:52

You realise that there is already a thread on the topic of stellar collisions, which hasn't even dropped off the first page of results for this forum?
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Post #3by PlutonianEmpire » 17.02.2008, 18:11

No, I can't see it. I didn't know this topic already exists.
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Post #4by selden » 17.02.2008, 18:40

http://celestiaproject.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11872
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