MOST microsatellite reveals true nature of mysterious dust-forming Wolf-Rayet binary CV Ser
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the Canadian MOST microsatellite, a team of researchers from the Universite de Montreal and the Centre de Recherche en Astrophysique du Quebec has made a stunning observation. As they'll report at this week's CASCA 2011 meeting in Ontario, Canada, the team has observed significant changes in the depth of the atmospheric eclipses in the 30-day binary WR+O system CV Serpentis, suggesting a never before seen change of mass-loss rate of the WR component by 70%.