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Published online 15 August 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070813-5
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A star with a tail
Stellar streak tells of 30,000 years of history.
Astronomers have found an unexpected treat on a star first described more than 400 years ago - the streak of a 13-light-year-long tail.
The tail, the first seen of its kind, could provide clues about how celestial bodies are formed from the material spat out by such ageing stars.
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