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This Stunning, High-Resolution Image Reveals The Bizarre Aging Process of Stars
Astronomers at ALMA captured one of the highest-resolution images of a star other than the Sun, showing the red supergiant R Leporis and its halo of gas.
R Leporis appears intensely red due to carbon soot in its outer layers, absorbing blue light and allowing red light to filter through.
The new ALMA image shows R Leporis slowly letting go of its outermost layers, with gas escaping to the surrounding space. [ more ]