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What Happens When Two Stars Actually Merge? We Finally Have an Answer

2026-02-16 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about exciting new discoveries about V838 Mon red nova that created a beautiful explosion Links: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.14592 #v838 #nova #science 0:00 Mysterious red nova explosion 1:03 Red Luminous Nova in a nutshell 2:50 Faster than light motion illusion 3:40 What happened here 5:30 Why this is so important 6:20 What's left in the middle though? 8:45 Conclusions Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com MikeRun CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormhole#/media/File:Einstein-rosen-bridge-model.png Lasunncty CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V838_Monocerotis#/media/File:V838_Mon_1989-2006.gif Daniel William "Danny" Wilson CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcturus#/media/File:Sun_to_Arcturus_comparison.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@Jon-xq3kn 2026-02-16

0:06 The biggest mystery is how scientists created this explosion.

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@pretoasted 2026-02-16

'Biiiig bada boom'

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@CordovaMage 2026-02-16

They should call these events "stellar pollination"

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@mneiswender4092 2026-02-17

Carl Sagan wrote, We are made of star stuff" in 1973. Joni Mitchell wrote, "We are stardust.." as a lyric for the song Woodstock in 1969. Credit where credit is due.

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@LukeKendall-author 2026-02-17

Well, when two stars love each very much, they come together and... 🎆

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@blobrana8515 2026-02-17

Wow, I wasn't expecting that. Fascinating thought that some of the giant stars may be new born stars.

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@miaokuancha2447 2026-02-17

Charming take on this stellar event. Happy Valentines to you also, Anton.

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@cameronjack1095 2026-02-18

A friend of mine did his Masters study on the light echoes from this object, back around 2003. Great to learn more about it.

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@royvarley 2026-02-16

"Valentine Stars"... "Yomamma Black Holes"... you're in good form Anton! Thanks for entertaining us with science! ❤

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@stevenkarnisky411 2026-02-17

Well, son, when a mother star and a daddy star love each other very much, they come together in a special way and leave a giant baby star... Thank you, Anton!

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