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Chandra X-Ray Observatory Reveals Information on the Events Around a Rejected Star

Some fascinating features of a star, which was likely ejected from its birthplace due to a powerful explosion, has been revealed through the data received from the US space agency NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The star, Zeta Ophiuchi, has a complicated past and is located some 440 light-years from Earth. In terms of size, it is 20 times bigger than the Sun. Earlier observations had suggested that Zeta Ophiuchi once accompanied another star in a close orbit. However, a supernova explosion is said to have taken place…