Once a star has fused the helium in its core fully, an inert carbon-oxygen core arises, with helium burning in a shell around it and hydrogen burning in a shell around that.
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Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Apr. 2025
The final effect, roughly akin to Jacques Cousteau fused with Mark Cousins, will bemuse some and beguile many.
In North Dakota, various opposing groups have coalesced in seeking legal action to halt the project.
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Peyton Haug,
Twin Cities,
13 Dec. 2024
The Washington Spirit are well-positioned for major growth as the team and the NWSL capitalize on the wave of interest in women’s sports that coalesced last spring around the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
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