Astronomers discover micronovae, a new kind of stellar explosion

A team of astronomers, including the UvA's Nathalie Degenaar have observed a new type of stellar explosion — a micronova, with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). These outbursts happen on the surface of certain stars, and can each burn through around 3.5 billion Great Pyramids of Giza of stellar material in only a few hours.