Scientists captured an image of a star beyond the Milky Way

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.
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.
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Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a dying star outside of Milky Way
Scientists announced Thursday that they had taken the first zoomed-in image of a dying star beyond our galaxy. The star is 160,000 light-years away in a small galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.
Astronomers photograph star outside of galaxy for the first time
For the first time ever, a team of astronomers has successfully captured a "zoomed-in" image of a star outside of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The newly imaged dying star, designated WOH G64, is about 2,
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.
Astronomers reveal the first detailed image of a dying star in another galaxy
Ohnaka and his team found an egg-shaped shell of dust and gas surrounding WOH G64 - a dying star about 160,000 light-years away from us.
Scientists take first "zoomed-in" image of a star outside our galaxy
Scientists said they took the first-ever close-up image of a star outside of the Milky Way, capturing a blurry shot of a dying behemoth.
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