Astronomers Capture First Close-Up of Distant Star on Verge of Supernova
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Astronomers have captured the first close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way, WOH G64, using the GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, this red supergiant is over 160,000 light-years away and is in the final stages before a supernova. The image reveals a dusty cocoon around the star, which has dimmed over the past decade, possibly due to material shedding or an undiscovered companion star. This observation offers a rare glimpse into the life cycle of distant stars.
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