Astronomers Just Found a “Zombie Star” With a Shocking Backstory

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered a stellar oddity: a massive white dwarf star born from the violent merger of two stars, rather than the quiet death of a single one. This white dwarf, WD 0525+526, hides carbon traces in its atmosphere that only ultraviolet light could reveal — a telltale sign of [...]