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 up-close picture taken of star outside Milky Way
Astronomers have taken a zoomed-in photo of a star outside the Milky Way for the first time, the European Southern Observatory announced in a statement Thursday.
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.
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,
Astronomers take first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy
Located a staggering 160,000 light-years from us, the star WOH G64 was imaged thanks to the impressive sharpness offered by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO's VLTI).
See first up-close picture of a star from outside our own galaxy
Astronomers have taken a zoomed-in photo of a star outside the Milky Way for the first time, the European Southern Observatory announced in a statement Thursday.
Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time (image, video)
Astronomers have captured the first zoomed-in image of a star beyond the Milky Way. The historic image reveals a dying behemoth star wrapped in a death shroud of gas about to explode.
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 demise.
Scientists captured an image of a star beyond the Milky Way for the first time ever
Scientists have finally imaged a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time. Here's what it looks like and how they did it.
Unprecedented image may reveal impending supernova that could be visible from Earth
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Scientists obtain image of a star on the precipice of disaster
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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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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 ...