Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have, for the first time, collected a census of young white dwarf stars beginning their migration from the crowded centre of an ancient star cluster to its less populated outskirts. The new results challenge our ideas about how and when a star loses its mass near the end of its life.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1510/
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ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
14 May 2015
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24 April 2015: Today marks the 25th anniversary of Hubble’s launch and it is with great pleasure that we also celebrate your, the public's, contribution to this mission by announcing the ...
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