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Astronomers 'blown away' by discovery of two-faced star

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July 20, 2023

A two-faced star has been discovered by astronomers, who are baffled by its bizarre appearance

- Hannah Devlin

Astronomers 'blown away' by discovery of two-faced star

The white dwarf appears to have one side composed of hydrogen and the other of helium.

It is the first time astronomers have discovered a lone star that appears to have two contrasting faces.

"The surface of the white dwarf completely changes from one side to the other," said Dr Ilaria Caiazzo, an astrophysicist at Caltech, who led the work. "When I show the observations to people they are blown away."

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