Radio image from ALMA showing a ring around a dying star

ALMA Observes Dying Star's Final Outburst Captured in Surrounding Ring

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Astronomers have utilized the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to observe a dying star undergoing a significant transformation. The observations revealed a ring structure that records the star's last outburst. This research, recently accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, was initially posted on the arXiv preprint server.

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