Phil Plait on Nostr: A red supergiant star has a truly cosmic case of dusty flatulence and that means it's ...

A red supergiant star has a truly cosmic case of dusty flatulence and that means it's about to die. And we've obtained pretty detailed images of it despite it being IN ANOTHER GALAXY.

https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-red-supergiant-s-clock-is-ticking-and-we-re-getting-a-good-look-before-it-goes-supernova

[Note: image shown here is artwork but a pic's in the link]