NASA news: A star 80,000 times brighter than our Sun is sending shockwaves through space

The glowing star in NASA’s photo is about six times bigger than our Sun, is 20 times heavier and is 80,000 times brighter. Dubbed Zeta Ophiuchi, the giant star is “speeding through space”, spewing out fast solar winds as it flies. The solar winds leave behind ripples in clouds of stellar gas, creating the beautiful […]

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