Striking! Direct radio imaging of a star not in our direct vicinity showing how it evolves with time… the animation is not computer generated, is the result of this direct imaging!
More information and a more detailed video (including dates for the observations) can be accessed through the link below:
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-track-bubbles-on-a-stars-surface-in-the-most-detailed-video-yet/
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For the first time, astronomers have captured images of a star other than the Sun in enough detail to track the motion of bubbling gas on its surface. The images of the star, R Doradus, were obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in July and August 2023. They show giant, hot bubbles of...