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A supernova type ___ is from a white dwarf explosion.

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A red giant can fill an area called the ____.

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Spiraling gas around an object is known as a(an) ____.

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Type II supernovas are white dwarf explosions.

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When two stars are close enough to each other so that one may deposit material on its neighbor, this is known as _____.

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The Chandrasekhar limit is about

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A white dwarf can explode in a supernova if it

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A recurrent nova is usually in a binary star system.

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