# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DH0a5zps_b5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35582205-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f0b7bc267e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-30T09:50:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) — https://gondola.cc/xandler80

## Caption

A rare cosmic flash caught in action! 🌟

On 27 May 2024, the Einstein Probe spotted an intense X-ray burst from a mysterious stellar duo in the Small Magellanic Cloud—a massive Be star and a white dwarf locked in a dramatic dance! 

As the white dwarf pulled in material, a sudden nuclear explosion ignited, creating an X-ray flash never seen like this before! Thanks to Einstein Probe’s unique lobster-eye telescope, we now have new insights into the evolution of massive stars.

📸 @chinese_academy_of_sciences
📹 @europeanspaceagency

## Stats

- **Views:** 26,000
- **Likes:** 3,118
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 17

## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Videographer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Video Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Writer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Digital Creator |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Creator |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Subtitler |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Screenwriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Thumbnail Designer |

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