Astronomers have captured the first close-up shot of a star outside our galaxy. This star is in the end stages of its life and is gearing up to explode as a supernova.

Snapped up and close, a dying star outside the Milky Way

Our Sun may appear bountiful as it supports all life on Earth. But even it has a limited life-span. About five billion years from now, the fuel within the Sun will be spent and the Sun will start expanding.

A planet spiralling into dying star may tell us about how Earth will be destroyed

The word 'supernova' means blast of a star. It occurs as the star dies. The process is quite violent. But a particular star is confusing scientists because it is literally forming rings around itself.

A dying star is forming rings around itself, confusing scientists

For the first time, astronomers were able to witness the explosive end of a giant star as it happened. The first real-time look at the death of a red supergiant star was facilitated by ground-based telescopes.

In a first, astronomers watch a dying star explode in real time

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