fuse_sat (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fuse_sat) wrote,@ 2005-11-02 11:40:00 |
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Now it can be told
Back in June of 2003, I spent several days looking at Eta Carina. The results of those observations were downright intriguing, but have been cloaked in secrecy until now.
Using NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite, researchers have found the first direct evidence of a hot binary companion star to the enigmatic star Eta Carinae (Eta Car for short), one of the most massive stars in our Milky Way galaxy. The observation solves a long standing mystery and provides the first direct information about this companion star.
Back in June of 2003, I spent several days looking at Eta Carina. The results of those observations were downright intriguing, but have been cloaked in secrecy until now.
Using NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite, researchers have found the first direct evidence of a hot binary companion star to the enigmatic star Eta Carinae (Eta Car for short), one of the most massive stars in our Milky Way galaxy. The observation solves a long standing mystery and provides the first direct information about this companion star.
