
HD 41566 is a deeply weird star. It’s the exposed helium core of what was once a much larger, more massive star, and it glows with the light of the electrically-charged helium it’s blasting out into space.

HD 41566 is a deeply weird star. It’s the exposed helium core of what was once a much larger, more massive star, and it glows with the light of the electrically-charged helium it’s blasting out into space.