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A Spectacular Show From A Convulsing Massive Star

13 Abril 2006

New high-resolution measurements of the famous massive star Eta Carinae using the NOAO-built Phoenix infrared spectrograph on Gemini South show that the star's bipolar nebula is the result of an aspherical explosion during its mid-19th century outburst, as opposed to the nebula being “pinched” by surrounding material.

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A Spectacular Show From A Convulsing Massive Star
A Spectacular Show From A Convulsing Massive Star