Unexpected Shock Wave Detected around Nearby White Dwarf

Jan 12, 2026 - 11:30
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Unexpected Shock Wave Detected around Nearby White Dwarf
This image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, shows a shock wave around RXJ0528+2838. Image credit: ESO / Iłkiewicz et al.

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured a breathtaking shock wave around the white dwarf star 1RXS J052832.5+283824 (RXJ0528+2838 for short) -- a phenomenon that doesn’t fit existing models and could reshape our understanding of stellar evolution.

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