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The eruption of neighboring superstar Eta Carinae over 170 years ago is fascinating researchers and setting records for the fastest jettisoned gas from a stellar outburst.
Source: https://interestingengineering.com/historys-fastest-jettisoned-gas-from-stellar-outburst-discovered-from-neighboring-superstar [interestingengineering.com]