We now know Eta Carina has analogs (described at twins) in other galaxies. Here’s the story at NASA (includes images of the other systems). From Hubble/NASA/ESA: Astronomers cannot yet explain what caused the titanic eruption of star Eta Carinae in the 1840s. The discovery of likely Eta Carinae “twins” in other galaxies will help scientists […]
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