VY Canis Majoris is dying, and astronomers are watching the red hypergiant star s final era to better understand what happens at the end of a stellar life cycle.
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Evidence suggests that carbon nanotubes, tiny tubes consisting of pure carbon, could be forged in the envelopes of dust and gas surrounding dying stars. The findings propose a simple, yet elegant mechanism for the formation and survival of complex carbon molecules in space.