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CW Leo
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CW Leo

NASA / JPL · 2012-05-16 · photograph (digital archive)

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A runaway star, called CW Leo, plowing through the depths of space and piling up interstellar material before it, can be seen in this ultraviolet image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer.

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CW LeoGalaxy Evolution Explorer GALEX
Credit lineCW Leo. NASA/JPL, 2012-05-16. Public domain. ID: PIA15417.
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