First-known 'pinwheel' star system is beautiful, dangerous and doomed

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 1600 GMT (0000 HKT) November 19, 2018

The red supergiant star Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion, experienced unprecedented dimming late in 2019. This image was taken in January using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
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The red supergiant star Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion, experienced unprecedented dimming late in 2019. This image was taken in January using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
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This is an infrared image of Apep, a Wolf-Rayet star binary system located 8,000 light-years from Earth.
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This is an infrared image of Apep, a Wolf-Rayet star binary system located 8,000 light-years from Earth.
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