Another one bites the dust -- how red supergiants keep surprising us
arXiv:2606.28428 · doi:10.1093/astrogeo/atag016
Abstract
Extreme red supergiant WOH G64 has led researchers a merry dance these last few years, but what does it reveal about the secret lives of these beasts? This article sets the latest observations of WOH G64 in the context of what has been observed in other supergiants such as Betelgeuse and what we are learning from the massive stars that have been identified to explode as a supernova.
4 pages including illustrations not found elsewhere
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