Spectacular star system discovered which could explode in powerful cosmic firework display
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Published in Nature Astronomy · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers have discovered a binary star system containing massive Wolf-Rayet stars that are spinning extremely fast, producing incredibly fast winds. The system's wind speeds are 100,000 times quicker than a hurricane on Earth, while the surrounding dust cloud moves at a much slower pace, suggesting unequal gas distribution.
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- Spectacular star system discovered which could explode in powerful cosmic firework display University of Sheffield · Nov 19, 2018 · first to report
- Scientists discover new 'pinwheel' star system New York University · Nov 19, 2018
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