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Tiny black holes may be secretly exploding stars across the Milky Way
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Researchers propose that primordial black holes passing through white dwarf stars could trigger Type Ia supernovae. This theory may explain both the occurrence of these stellar explosions and the chemical abundance patterns observed in the Milky Way.
An international research team has found that primordial black holes may trigger white dwarf stars to explode as Type Ia supernovae. These unusual explosions could also help explain a chemical abundance pattern observed among stars in the Milky Way, according to a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal .
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