Other Stars' 'Tails' (IMAGE)
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Many other stars show tails that trail behind them like a comet's tail, supporting the idea that our solar system has one too. However, new evidence from NASA's Cassini, Voyager and Interstellar Boundary Explorer missions suggest that the trailing end of our solar system may not be stretched out in a long tail. From top left and going counter clockwise, the stars shown are LLOrionis, BZ Cam and Mira.
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NASA/HST/R.Casalegno/GALEX
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