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Nearby Star Seen 'Blowing Bubbles' for the First Time in New Image from Chandra Telescope

Astronomers have nicknamed the HD 61005 star system the “Moth” because it is surrounded by dust patterned similarly to the shape of a moth. For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble—called an astrosphere—completely surrounds the juvenile star. Winds from... [4294 chars]

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