New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

A dazzling star system once feared as a potential “Death Star” has turned out to be much less threatening than scientists once thought—and even more mysterious. Wolf-Rayet 104, a famous “pinwheel star ...

Since it is located right here in our own galaxy, and seemed to be aimed right at us, at the time, WR 104 gained a second nickname—the "Death Star." An artist’s animation of WR 104 ...