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Magnetic Fields Confine a Dying Star's Jets
Artist’s illustration represents tightly-wound magnetic field confining jet. Image credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF. Click to enlarge Radio astronomers have uncovered a dying star with twin jets of material confined by a powerful magnetic field. The star is located about 8,500 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquila, and it’s in the process of forming a … Continue reading "Magnetic Fields Confine a Dying Star’s Jets"
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