“We found something never seen before” – A dead star is producing a shock wave that shouldn’t exist

Stars can produce powerful shock waves when gas and dust streaming away from them collide with material in the surrounding space. Astronomers have now captured a striking example around the dead star RXJ0528+2838 using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT).

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