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The two stars that form the system MY Camelopardalis are so close together that they share their outer layers of gas, as shown in this artist's concept. The stars may eventually spiral together and explode as a supernova. [Javier Lorenzo (Universidad de Alicante)]

Artist's concept of MY Camelopardalis, a contact binary star system
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