UNAWE Space Scoop - A Mysterious Shock Wave

https://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2607/a-mysterious-shock-wave/

From April 29, 2026.

Hosted by Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)

A white dwarf's colorful bow shock has astronomers puzzled. Explore the mystery of 730 light year distant RXJ0528+2838 on the Auriga/Taurus border and its hidden power source on 365 Days of Astronomy!

 

Press Release: "Astronomers surprised by mysterious shock wave around dead star":

https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2601/

"A persistent bow shock in a diskless magnetised accreting

white dwarf":

https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso2601/eso2601a.pdf

 

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