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VY Canis Majoris is Enshrouded in Giant Dust Clouds, Astronomers Say | Astronomy – Sci-News.com
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the reason for the dimming of a red hypergiant star called VY Canis Majoris.
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the reason for the dimming of a red hypergiant star called VY Canis Majoris.
This artists impression of the red hypergiant VY Canis Majoris shows the stars vast convection cells and violent ejections. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Humphreys, University of Minnesota / J. Olmsted, STScI.
VY Canis Majoris is located 3,840 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major.
Also known as VY CMa, HD 58061 or HIP 35793, VY…
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