Phew! Thanks to new data from ESO's Very Large #Telescope, we now know that a white dwarf that was set for a close encounter with our Solar System in 29000 years isn't actually headed our way. Turns out that the intense magnetic field of the #star had biased the previous measurements of the approach speed. You're welcome everyone! 😉

We tell you everything in our latest ESO #blog: https://www.eso.org/public/blog/rogue-star/

#astrodon #astronomy #space #scicomm

ESOblog: Rogue star not heading for Solar System collision after all

Rogue star not heading for Solar System collision after all

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