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Ultra-close stars discovered inside a planetary nebula

The newly discovered binary system in the centre of the planetary nebula M3-1 has one of the shortest orbital periods ever seen inside such an object. The findings of the study, published in MNRAS Letters, reveal that the interaction between the two stars could quickly lead to a nova explosion, something which is not predicted by theories of binary evolution.

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Prof. Andrzej Dziembowski the 2018 FNP Prize laureate

Prof. Andrzej Dziembowski from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw has won the 2018 Foundation for Polish Science Prize in the field of life and earth sciences for explaining the function of key enzymes involved in RNA degradation, the dysfunction of which leads to pathological states.

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