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University of Arizona: Watching the Death of a Rare Giant Star
June 15, 2022
TUCSON, Arizona, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:

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By tracing molecular emissions in the outflows around the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris, astronomers obtained the first detailed map of the star's envelope, which sheds light on the mechanisms involved in the final stages of extreme supergiant stars.

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A University of Arizona-led team of astronomers has created a detailed, thr . . .

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