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3 unusual facts about Boomerang Nebula


Absolute zero

In February 2003, the Boomerang Nebula was observed to have been releasing gases at a speed of 500,000 km/h (over 300,000 mph) for the last 1,500 years.

Boomerang Nebula

In 2013, observations of the ALMA radio interferometer revealed other features of the Boomerang Nebula.

Keith Taylor and Mike Scarrott called it the 'Boomerang Nebula' in 1980 after observing it with the Anglo-Australian telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory.



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