UNH Astronomers Find Gamma-Ray Flare Activity Near Unusual White Dwarf
University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire astronomers say they may have found evidence of never-before-seen gamma-ray flare activity on a white dwarf star. Until now, scientists have only detected similar flaring activity on our own Sun, but this source appears to be a white dwarf, the end-stage in the life of a star.