January 25, 2011

Runaway Star Plows Through Space, Creates Bow Shock

Science Daily, Science Daily


Science Daily

A massive star flung away from its former companion is plowing through space dust. The result is a brilliant bow shock, seen as a yellow arc in a new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

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