New pic sheds light on the death of 'hypergiant' stars
Astronomers are working to learn more about what happens when supergiant stars die. A new image has helped them uncover some answers.
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Astronomers are working to learn more about what happens when supergiant stars die. A new image has helped them uncover some answers.
The massive objects are the largest of their kind in the galaxy.
VY Canis Majoris is dying, and astronomers are watching the red hypergiant star's final era to better understand what happens at the end of a stellar life cycle.
The massive objects are the largest of their kind in the galaxy.
By tracing molecular emissions in the outflows around the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris, astronomers obtained the first detailed map of the dying star's envelope. Until now, only small portions of this enormous structure had been studied. The findings provide the first look at the entire region surrounding the star, which sheds light on the mechanisms involved in the