Astronomers capture first close-up image of a dying star, WOH G64, in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Astronomers have captured the first close-up image of a dying star, WOH G64, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 160,000 light-years away. The star, a red supergiant 2000 times the size of our Sun, is surrounded by a cocoon of gas and dust, indicating it is in the final stages before a supernova explosion. The image was taken using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, marking a significant milestone in observing a star's death outside the Milky Way.

November 21, 2024
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