A supernova seen in 1993 defied explanation. Astronomers suspected the dying star had lost much of its hydrogen before the explosion. The discovery of a companion to this star suggests where that gas went...
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Matheson, T. To catch a stellar thief. Nature 427, 109–110 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427109a
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