Micronova

Artist's impression of a micronova

A micronova is a type of explosion on the surface of a star with about one millionth the strength of a (classical) nova. It was first observed in April 2022 and is caused by accumulation of material onto the star from its environment.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Micronova Media

Artist's impression of a micronova

Related pages

Supernova

References

↑ Astronomers discover micronovae, a new kind of stellar explosion. ESO (20 April 2022).
↑ S. Scaringi. Triggering micronovae through magnetically confined accretion flows in accreting white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 514 (2022-04-19). p. L11–L15. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slac042.
↑ S. Scaringi. Localized thermonuclear bursts from accreting magnetic white dwarfs. Nature 604 (7906) (2022-04-20). p. 447–450. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04495-6.
↑ Ouellette, Jennifer. Meet the micronova: Astronomers discovered new type of stellar explosion. Ars Technica (20 April 2022).

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[1] Astronomers discover micronovae, a new kind of stellar explosion. ESO (20 April 2022).

[2] S. Scaringi. Triggering micronovae through magnetically confined accretion flows in accreting white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 514 (2022-04-19). p. L11–L15. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slac042.

[3] S. Scaringi. Localized thermonuclear bursts from accreting magnetic white dwarfs. Nature 604 (7906) (2022-04-20). p. 447–450. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04495-6.

[4] Ouellette, Jennifer. Meet the micronova: Astronomers discovered new type of stellar explosion. Ars Technica (20 April 2022).

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