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Volume 155, Number 20 (May 15, 1999)

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Eta Carinae's star turn puzzles astronomers

One of the most massive and unpredictable stars in the heavens has brightened dramatically over the past 2 years, suggesting that it may soon undergo another major outburst.

References:

1999. Eta Carinae. Circular of the International Astronomical Union. Available at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/07100/07146.html#Item1.

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1998. Mysteries of a massive star. Science News 153(Feb. 7):88.

Sources:

Kris Davidson
University of Minnesota
Department of Astronomy
116 Church Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Theodore R. Gull
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop Code 681
Greenbelt, MD 20771-5302

Roberta M. Humphreys
University of Minnesota
Department of Astronomy
116 Church Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455