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Mothra is best described as a binary system with two supergiant stars, a hot one with temperature T ≈ 14,000 K, and a cooler one with T ≈ 5,000 K. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Jose M. Diego, IFCA / Jordan C.J. D’Silva, UWA / Anton M. Koekemoer, STScI / Jake Summers, ASU / Rogier Windhorst, ASU / Haojing Yan, University of Missouri.

Mothra: Astronomers Spot Monster Binary Star in Distant Universe

Nov 28, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Mothra is a system of two supergiant stars in one of the extremely magnified galaxies behind the lensing galaxy cluster MACS J0416.1-2403. Mothra is best...