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First zoomed-in picture of an extragalactic star ESO News
Thanks to ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers have taken the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy, more than 160 000 light-years from us. The star is surrounded by a giant cocoon of dust...
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First zoomed-in picture of an extragalactic star ESO News is an episode from ESOcast SD by ESO. Thanks to ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers have taken the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy, more than 1...
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Published Nov 21, 2024, 1:27 long, audio available.
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Thanks to ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers have taken the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy, more than 160 000 light-years from us. The star is surrounded by a giant cocoon of dust, revealing it is in the last stages before becoming a supernova. This video summarises the discovery.
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Published Nov 21, 2024 and 1:27 long