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What's going on with Przybylski's Star?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Mystery of Einsteinium in the Star

There are deep mysteries about the star. It's hot and magnetic and it's got heavier elements, and it should have. The most boring explanation is that we are wrong about interpreting this spectrum to say that there are heavy metals in it. We're not even exactly sure what the spectrum of these things are. And also, we're not very confident in understanding what Einsteinium should look like.

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