WISE Catches a Runaway Star in Flames
NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey captured this view of a runaway star racing away from its original home. Surrounded by a glowing cloud of gas and dust, the star AE Aurigae appears on fire. Appropriately, the cloud is called the Flaming Star nebula.
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NASA ID
PIA13447
Date Created
November 24, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
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