Astronomers capture the first detailed image of WOH G64, a star 2,000 times bigger than the Sun, as it nears its supernova stage, 160,000 light-years away.

It is one of the most massive red supergiants (RSGs) as well. The star lives in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxy. The images were captured by the ...

Scientists capture first-ever detailed image of the dying star WOH G64, located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, revealing its dramatic ejection of gases before a potential ...

Astronomers have for the first time made an enlarged image of a star's death beyond the Milky Way. The Very Large Telescope ...

ESA's Gaia mission, the Very Large Telescope and other ground-based telescopes have discovered stellar black hole Gaia BH3.

The research, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, offers a preview of the potential future of ...

Astronomers have taken a zoomed-in photo of a star outside the Milky Way for the first time, the European Southern ...

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 ...

A shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." ...

Using one of the most powerful telescopes on Earth, astronomers have witnessed an intimidating 2-million-mile-per-hour ...

From Utah to Nepal, this article explores the seven best places to stargaze in the world which provide the perfect canvas for ...