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Nuclear ashes and outflow in the eruptive star Nova Vul 1670
DOI: 10.1038/nature14257 Bibcode: 2015Natur.520..322K

Menten, Karl M.; Kraus, Alexander; Hajduk, Marcin +3 more

CK Vulpeculae was observed in outburst in 1670-1672 (ref. 1), but no counterpart was seen until 1982, when a bipolar nebula was found at its location. Historically, CK Vul has been considered to be a nova (Nova Vul 1670), but its similarity to `red transients', which are more luminous than classical novae and thought to be the results of stellar c…

2015 Nature
AKARI 50
Rapid disappearance of a warm, dusty circumstellar disk
DOI: 10.1038/nature11210 Bibcode: 2012Natur.487...74M

Zuckerman, B.; Murphy, Simon J.; Song, Inseok +3 more

Stars form with gaseous and dusty circumstellar envelopes, which rapidly settle into disks that eventually give rise to planetary systems. Understanding the process by which these disks evolve is paramount in developing an accurate theory of planet formation that can account for the variety of planetary systems discovered so far. The formation of …

2012 Nature
Herschel AKARI 73