First-Ever Close-Up of Dying Star Beyond Our Galaxy Captured
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Astronomers have captured the first close-up image of the red supergiant star WOH G64, located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, as it nears the end of its life. Using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, researchers observed the star shedding gas and dust, forming an egg-shaped cocoon, a precursor to a supernova explosion. This discovery offers a rare glimpse into the life cycle of massive stars, with WOH G64 being one of the largest known, potentially visible to the naked eye if it explodes.
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