WR 104 vs R136a1
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WR 104
WR 104 is a Wolf-Rayet star located roughly 7,800 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It forms a spectroscopic binary with an OB companion, and the system is surrounded by a rotating pinwheel-shaped dust nebula imaged at infrared wavelengths. The orbital geometry has led researchers to identify WR 104 as a candidate for a future gamma-ray burst and potential threat to Earth if its r...
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R136a1
R136a1 is an extremely massive Wolf-Rayet star located within the R136 star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is estimated to have an initial mass of roughly 300 solar masses, making it one of the most massive known stars in the universe. The star is highly luminous and is shedding mass rapidly through strong stellar winds. It is a focal point for astronomers studying the upper limits of s...
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