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K2 spots a rotating Helium Star

Recent observations of the helium star HD144941 have been obtained from space. Armagh astronomers Professor Simon Jeffery and Dr Gavin Ramsay have discovered that they show a light curve best explained by darker and lighter patches on the star’s surface coming into view as the star rotates with a period Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 3 years3 years ago

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