Astronomers spot giant bow shock around magnetic white dwarf 730 light-years away

Astronomers have imaged a shock wave around the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838, which is 730 light-years away. The study indicates ...
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A dead star 730 light-years away is pushing a shock wave it cannot power

A white dwarf catalogued as RXJ0528+2838, about 730 light-years from Earth, is surrounded by a curved arc of glowing gas ...
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“We found something never seen before” – A dead star is producing a shock wave that shouldn’t exist

A dead white dwarf with no detectable disk has somehow produced a powerful shock wave that appears to have persisted for at ...
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Runaway Stars Create Infrared Bow Shocks

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
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Uranus's unusual rotation makes its bow shock expand and contract each day

Within our solar system, Uranus is a geometric oddball. Its spin axis tilts more than 90° from its orbit, so it essentially rolls on its side through space. In contrast, Earth and other planets tilt ...