A pair of aging stars discovered 3,000 light-years away is locked in a "dance" of death—a union that will end in their collision and a possible supernova, astronomers say.

科学家近日在距离地球3000光年的地方发现了一对衰老的双星。 据天文学家所言，它们陷入了一支“死亡舞蹈”——这支舞蹈注定会以两者的碰撞而告终，而在碰撞的过程中可能会形成一颗超新星。

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When flown vertically on a pole, the stars and blue field, or union, is at the top and at the end of the pole (away from your house).

当在垂直旗杆上飘扬的时候，星星和蓝色的领域，或者是联盟，是在顶部(避开你家的地方)。

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The union is always on top. When displayed in print, the stars and blue field are always on the left.

联盟总是在上面。当打印的时候，星星和蓝色领域总是在左边。

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But on its shoulders were the three gold stars of the Union's highest general.

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The Union Jack behind the band was joined by the Stars and Stripes.

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And it does not use hot fusion, the union of hydrogen atoms into larger elements that powers the sun and stars.

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Just last year Hong Kong swapped its Union Jack-cornered banner for a bauhinia bloom and China's golden stars on a red sky.

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