IIA DISCOVERED A NEW KIND OF STELLAR CHEMISTRY

* INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS (IIA) Bengaluru Scientists Discovered a New Kind Of STELLAR CHEMISTRY. 

* Researchers Have Uncovered a Cosmic Twist - The Mysterious Star That Belongs To a Rare Class Called Extreme Helium ( EHe) Stars, Carries Surprisingly High Amount Of Germanium - a Metallic Element Never Before Observed In This Type Of Star. 

* This Look By The Astronomers From The Indian Institute Of Astrophysics (IIA), An Autonomous Institute Of The Department Of Science And Technology (DST) Using The Hanle Echelle Spectrograph On The Himalayan Chandra Telescope In Ladakh, 

* The Star Is Singly Ionized Germanium ( GE-II ) Lines 

( It Means That Germanium Atoms In The Star Had Lost One Electron, Leaving a Distinct Trace In The Star's Spectrum. 

* This Study Proposes That A980 Could Be The Result Of a Merger Between a Helium White Dwarf And a Carbon - Oxygen White Dwarf 

* the star NAMED - LSIV-14 Degree 109, a Known Cool EHe.