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NASA Telescope Spots First Alien 'Astrosphere' Around a Sun-Like Star: Space Photo of the Week
The astrosphere around HD 61005 spans 200 astronomical units and reveals how stellar winds shield planetary systems, aiding understanding of the Sun’s heliosphere evolution.
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NASA Spots Sun-like Star Inflating Massive Bubble
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have spotted a young star just 120 light years away engaging in what is an aptly childish pastime: blowing a bubble. The bubble, of course, is not the product of a soapy solution but hot gasses being pushed outward by the star’s powerful stellar winds. This astrosphere, as it’s known, swallows the entire star, and could be a glimpse of how our star system formed its own protective bubble, called…
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