astronomer

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As one of the closest planetary nebulas to Earth, it offers astronomers a rare opportunity to closely examine the final stages of a star's life.

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GHOST, in particular, is allowing astronomers to examine structures that were previously impossible to probe in detail.

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These improvements allow astronomers to examine the Milky Way in far greater detail than before, uncovering features that were previously difficult or impossible to see.

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To detect such an extremely weak signal, astronomers need a location free from interference caused by Earth's atmosphere and human technology.

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Until now, astronomers could only study atmospheric escape during short planetary transits -- the brief moments when a planet passes in front of its star from Earth's perspective.

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