Young star shows what our Sun looked like billions of years ago

Young star shows what our Sun looked like billions of years ago

NASA’s Chandra has captured the first image of an astrosphere from a young Sun-like star. This is particularly groundbreaking due to the fact that for decades, astronomers have tried to capture the astrosphere of the Sun, but to no avail. This recent picture …

A star named HD 61005, located about 120 light-years away from our Sun and possessing the same mass and temperature as the Sun, was captured by NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory. With an age of about 1… [+1108 chars]
Young star shows what our Sun looked like billions of years ago - FHMnews