Although it may be smaller than the giant supernova explosions that claim the lives of stars, this incendiary event still packs a punch.
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have discovered a new kind of star explosion called a micronova.
Each micronova can burn through"around 3.5 billion Great Pyramids of Giza" of material in just a few hours, according to the researchers. These extremely powerful outbursts can occur on the surface of white dwarfs, or dead stars about as small as our planet, based on observations made by a team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert.
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