Just like a jet plane flying supersonically, when a star moves through the surrounding gas faster than the speed of sound in that gas, it creates a shock wave called a bow shock. Though rare, there are stars that do this, and the Hubble Space Telescope has recently released beautiful images of 24 such stars, available here. Enjoy!
Friday, January 9, 2009
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