Date: 24 Jul 2006 15:09:34
From: Magnificent Universe
Subject: BREAKING NEWS: A Pulsating Red Giant's Bow Shock
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An arc-shaped nebula near the star R Hydrae is the first bow shock ever seen
around a pulsating red giant, say astronomers using the Spitzer Space
Telescope. The bow shock arises as material streaming off the star slams
into the interstellar medium. For the full story, including a color image
of the bow shock, please see http://KenCroswell.com/RHydraeBowShock.html .
Other recent stories:
June 8, 2006: First Precise Distance to Shaula:
http://KenCroswell.com/Shaula.html .
May 31, 2006: First Cepheid Distance to Centaurus A:
http://KenCroswell.com/CentaurusA.html .
May 28, 2006: First Binary Centaur:
http://KenCroswell.com/FirstBinaryCentaur.html .
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