First-Ever Extragalactic Circumstellar Disc Discovered

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting a rotating disk around a high-mass star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, marking the first-ever observation of a circumstellar disc beyond the Milky Way. This finding provides valuable insights into the star formation process in different galaxies, highlighting the differences in dust and metal content between the Large Magellanic Cloud and our own galaxy. The discovery was made using the ALMA observatory and has significant implications for understanding stellar origins in diverse galactic environments.