The stunning discovery image of the spiral dust plumes enshrouding a Wolf–Rayet binary system dubbed Apep provides new trails of evidence that may bring us closer to resolving outstanding questions on the evolution and death of massive stars.
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Lau, R.M. Unravelling an enigmatic dusty pinwheel. Nat Astron 3, 20–21 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0645-3
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