See The First Close-Up Of A Star Outside Our Galaxy In A Weird ‘Cocoon’
WOH G64 is 2,000 times the size of the sun and is 160,000 light-years distant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.
First Close-Up of Star Outside Our Galaxy Shows a Giant About to Blow
Astronomers zoomed in on a stellar behemoth in the Larger Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy that orbits about 160,000 light-years from the Milky Way.
Astronomers snap first up-close image of a star outside our galaxy
The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 500-foot-wide (150-meter-wide) asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach — within about 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of Earth — on June 29. NASA/JPL-Caltech
First Detailed Image of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Is Out of This World
The star’s name is WOH G64, offering rare onomatopoeic satisfaction for sounding exactly like what you might say when you see the image for the first time. The star is a red supergiant ( like the famous Betelgeuse) and it sits in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that contains some 30 billion stars.
First close-up image of a ‘behemoth’ beyond our galaxy showcases a dying star surrounded by a cocoon
The star, known as WOH G64, is 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighboring galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. Researchers took the picture using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer ...
Stunning First Close-up Image of Dying Star WOH G64 Captured
Astronomers have, for the first time, captured a close-up image of a star in its final stages before a massive supernova explosion. Located in the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, the red supergiant star WOH G64 is showing remarkable transformations,
This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy
The first-ever close-up of an extragalactic star looks different than expected and might give a view of what stars look like at the end of their lives.
No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now
Astronomers have been able to look at the sun and a handful of other stars in the Milky Way up close, thanks to modern advances in telescopes. But getting a detailed view of a star outside the galaxy has eluded top scientists in the field,
The first 'zoomed-in' image of a star outside our galaxy
Scientists said Thursday they have taken the first ever close-up image of a star outside of the Milky Way, capturing a blurry shot of a dying behemoth 2,000 times bigger
Scientists obtain image of a star on the precipice of disaster
Scientists have taken a close-up picture of a star apparently in its death throes, surrounded by gas and dust as it heads ...
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Amazing image captures dying star in another galaxy for the first time
Imagine capturing a portrait of a cosmic giant so massive it could swallow our entire solar system thousands of times over — ...
Unprecedented image may reveal impending supernova that could be visible from Earth
Astronomers have taken the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, and it’s a “monster star” surrounded by a cocoon ...
First-Ever Detailed Image of a Star Outside Milky Way—and It Could Explode
The star, situated in a galaxy orbiting our own tens of thousands of light-years away, may be on the verge of a spectacular ...
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ESO Telescope Captures Stunning First-Ever Shot Of A Star Outside The Milky Way
The newly imaged star, WH G64, is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the smaller galaxies that orbit the ...
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First star outside Milky Way captured: It's 2,000 times bigger than the sun
The star, known as WOH G64, is located an astonishing 1,60,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite ...
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Dying Supergiant Star? WOH G64 Spotted in Eye-Popping Detail, Giving Major Supernova Vibes
A massive star 2,000 times the Sun's size ejects gas and dust in its final days, with astronomers snapping a ...