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star merger
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star mergerhas definition The formation of a new star from the gradual merging of two stars which spiral into each other within a common envelope of gas.has source: Talbot, J. 2001, 2001-09-27 09:29:54.0
is a kind of merger2001-09-27 09:29:54.0
physical processhas domain physics2001-09-27 09:29:38.0