A group of astronomers discovered a new dwarf star in outer space. This new celestial body drew attention for being “two-faced”. And we thought that people with the Gemini sign only lived on Earth, huh?
Jokes aside, the star was named that way because it appears to be split in two: on one side it displays a vibrant color and on the other it appears to have black dots. According to scientists, it exhibits traces of hydrogen on one face and helium on the other.
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The division is not equal between the two sides of the star, despite what it looks like. And this is really puzzling scientists.
It may be confirmation of an ancient theory of phase transitions between elements. The lightest ones float to the surface and the heaviest ones sink into the star's interior.
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The celestial body was named Janus in honor of the roman god of the same name. According to mythology, the entity has two faces, so it is always looking forward.
The discovery was published in the journal Nature on July 19th. The authors of the article are scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the United States and the world. They classified the celestial body as a white dwarf star.
The remaining and suspended nuclei of a star with a mass similar to that of the Sun are classified in this way.
The "two-faced" Janus paves the way for future research that may discover similar celestial bodies in the future. In addition, understanding these phenomena can also help to understand how the spectral evolution of these stars.
As scientists unravel the mysteries of Janus, this discovery will become a stepping stone. for a deeper understanding of the universe, stellar evolution, and also physics atmospheric.
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