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VLT detects bow shock outflow around white dwarf 730 light-years away

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope observed an unexpected bow shock outflow around white dwarf RXJ0528+2838, located 730 light-years from Earth.

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Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope observed an unexpected bow shock outflow around white dwarf RXJ0528+2838 located 730 light-years from Earth.[1]