A Star with a Comet’s Tail
Posted in science on Apr 24th, 2009
A Star with a Comet’s Tail
An older astronomy article, but very interesting. Mira, a dying star, is hurtling through space at 291,000mph, with a comet-like tail that is 13 light-years long. How long is 13 light-years? Why, it’s “about 20,000 times the average distance of Pluto from the sun“.
Of course if you [...]