Astronomers have captured the first close-up images of a star outside the Milky Way, revealing a red supergiant named WOH G64, located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, they observed an egg-shaped cocoon of gas and dust surrounding the star, possibly a result of material being ejected as the star nears its supernova phase. This dramatic transformation offers a rare glimpse into the final stages of a star’s life, signaling its impending explosive end.
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