Giant blinking star spotted near center of Milky Way galaxy
(CNN)A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by astronomers. The star is located more than 25,000 light-years away from Earth.
(CNN)A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by astronomers. The star is located more than 25,000 light-years away from Earth.Known as VVV-WIT-08, the star dimmed so much that it almost disappeared from view as astronomers observed it over time.It's not uncommon for a star's brightness factor to change. Some stars pulsate, or one star within a stellar pair, called a binary, can be eclipsed by another. But it is incredibly rare for a star to grow faint and brighten again, or blink.New NASA photo shows our galaxy's 'violent energy' The observation of this star has led researchers to believe that it may belong to a new class: a "blinking giant" binary st
(CNN)A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by astronomers. The star is located more than 25,000 light-years away from Earth.
