Speedster Star Shocks the Galaxy
The red arc in this infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope is a giant shock wave, created by a speeding star known as Kappa Cassiopeiae.
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PIA17843
Date Created
February 20, 2014
Center
JPL
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