News Release Archive: Nebula > Planetary
News Release 24 of 41
August 24, 1999 09:00 AM (EDT)
News Release Number: STScI-1999-32
Symbiotic Star Blows Bubbles into Space
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When enough gas accumulates on the white dwarf's surface it explodes as a nova outburst. Most of the hot gas forms a pair of expanding bubbles above and below the equatorial disk.
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