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A nova event occurs if what?

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FlexxBoiifb0599

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11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

A nova event occurs if hydrogen accumulates onto the surface of the star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion at a very fast rate. It's a cataclysmic nuclear explosion in a white dwarf. This causes an instantaneous lighting up of the star.

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