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.
First up-close picture taken of star outside Milky Way
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 snap first up-close image of a star outside our galaxy
The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 500-foot-wide (150-meter-wide) asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach — within about 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of Earth — on June 29. NASA/JPL-Caltech
No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now
Astronomers have used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer to take the first close-up pictures of a star outside the Milky Way.
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.
First-Ever Detailed Image of a Star Outside Milky Way—and It Could Explode
The star, situated in a galaxy orbiting our own tens of thousands of light-years away, may be on the verge of a spectacular demise.
First Detailed Image of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Is Out of This World
The recent image of the star was snapped by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, and revealed the way the star is offloading voluminous amoun
This Is the First Ever Close-Up Image of a Star Beyond the Confines of the Milky Way Galaxy
For millennia humankind has peered into the night sky looking at stars far beyond the confines of our solar system. Now, in a first for our species, astronomers have captured an image of a star beyond our galaxy in the highest,
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Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas
In its galactic neighborhood, the Milky Way can be something of a bully.
Astronomy: Milky Way almost killed neighboring galaxy
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Hubble sees aftermath of galaxy's scrape with Milky Way
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