Visible only through powerful tele scopes, the star R Monocerotis glows faintly in the constellation of Unicorn. For years it has been considered a puzzling "dwarf" that lived in the Milky Way; astronomers could not explain either its dimness or its complex spectrum. Now, as they have long suspected, they have learned that there is much more to the obscure star than meets the eye. In an article in Nature, Astrophysicist Frank Low, 33, and Rice University Graduate Student Bruce Smith, 23, report that R Monocerotis (R designates the star; Monocerotis is Latin for uni corn) may well be a...
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