Dying Supergiant Star? WOH G64 Spotted in Eye-Popping Detail, …
3 天之前 · About 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, there exists WOH G64, a gigantic star 2,000 times the size of our Sun. Recent observations with the European Southern Observatory's ...
In Photos: The First Close-Up Of A Star Outside Our Galaxy
3 天之前 · More close ups of WOH G64 are planned, but astronomers are in a race against time because as the star becomes dimmer it will become more difficult to image. Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
WOH G64: The first magnified photo of a dying star outside our …
2 天之前 · WOH G64 is 2,000 times the size of our Sun and lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. Between 2005 and 2007, Ohnaka’s team first observed it with a telescope in the Atacama Desert and were able to learn more about the star’s characteristics, such as its brightness and composition.
Scientists obtain image of a star on the precipice of disaster
3 天之前 · The dying star, named WOH G64, is located about 160,000 light-years from Earth. A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, 5.9 trillion miles (9.5 trillion km).
First close-up image of a ‘behemoth’ beyond our galaxy …
3 天之前 · Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have captured the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, taken during a dramatic moment near the end of the star’s life. ... The star, known as WOH G64, is 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small ...
What is WOH G64, the dying star located outside our galaxy?
2 天之前 · Known as WOH G64, the massive star has been imaged with remarkable sharpness by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI). The latest image reveals that the star emanates dust and gas, a sign that it is in its last stages before becoming a supernova triggered by a powerful explosion towards the end ...
Star outside the Milky Way seen about to blow in closeup image
2 天之前 · Science news, great photos, sky alerts. ... The star is called WOH G64. It lies in a neighboring galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is more than 160,000 light-years away.
Astronomers take first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy
3 天之前 · The star WOH G64, taken by the GRAVITY instrument on the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO's VLTI).This is the first close-up picture of a star outside our ...
Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time …
3 天之前 · (left) an image of WOH G64 taken by the VLT (right) an artist's imptression of the dying star located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (Image credit: ESO/K. Ohnaka et al., L. Calçada) "For the first ...
Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our
3 天之前 · The newly imaged star, WOH G64, lies within the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the small galaxies that orbits the Milky Way. Astronomers have known about this star for decades and have appropriately dubbed it the ‘behemoth star’. With a size roughly 2000 times that of our Sun, WOH G64 is classified as a red supergiant.
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