Using Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT/AstroSat) data of the Andromeda Galaxy from the public archives, astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru have discovered ultraviolet emission from 42 novae, a special class of stellar explosions, and even caught 4 of them in the act of outburst itself. They could then study these interacting binary star systems in our nearest neighbor galaxy at different phases of their life, some piling up matter from their companion, while others spewing it into space.

Press release by PIB published here.

Press release issued by DST here.

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The paper was highlighted by Nature India as well.