For the first time, astronomers have captured a detailed image of a star outside our Milky Way galaxy.
This red supergiant, designated WOH G64, resides in the Large Magellanic Cloud and is nearing its explosive demise.
Scientists believe WOH G64 is thousands of times larger than our sun, and its impending supernova is of great scientific interest.
Observations like this help us understand stellar evolution, the processes that create and destroy stars, and the elements they release.
