The first ever close-up picture of a star outside of our galaxy has shown that it is wrapped in a strange structure. The image shows a star named WOH G64 that is surrounded by gas and dust.

Astronomers have captured a close-up image of a dying star in a galaxy beyond our own—the first time this has ever been achieved. The star, WOH G64, is in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite ...

This image shows an artist’s reconstruction of the star WOH G64, the first star outside our galaxy to be imaged in close-up. It is located at a staggering distance of over 160 000 light-years ...