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Kappa Tucanae A, a star located seventy light-years away, has baffled astronomers due to the presence of extremely hot dust.

Scientists are stunned by a star called Kappa Tucanae A, seventy light-years from Earth, phys.org reported. This star harbours dust which is so hot that it glows at more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

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