Tag Archive for 'WOH G64'

An artist’s reconstruction of the red supergiant WOH G64. Image credit: ESO / L. Calçada.

Supergiant Star Makes Rare Leap to Hotter Phase, Astronomers Say

Mar 16, 2026 by News Staff

Long-term observations of WOH G64 — once considered the most extreme red supergiant star in its galaxy — reveal that the star has undergone...

This image, taken by the GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer, shows the red supergiant WOH G64. Image credit: ESO / Ohnaka et al., doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451820.

VLTI Captures Detailed Image of Red Supergiant in Large Magellanic Cloud

Nov 21, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) have captured a zoomed-in image of the dust-enshrouded red supergiant star WOH G64. This...