Sunday, October 14, 2012
R Sculptoris
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Material ejected from red giant star R Sculptoris has formed into a spiral shape, probably because it has an unseen companion whose gravity is causing the effect. This image was obtained by a radiotelescope belonging to the European Space Agency. You can see the spiral traced out in the version below.
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