1/ It's amazing that we can see details on the surface of some stars, but watching them move is even cooler 🤩

Using ALMA, astronomers have followed the motion of gas bubbles on the red giant star R Doradus over the course of a month. The bubbles are huge, about 75 times bigger than the Sun!

Press release: eso.org/public/news/eso2412/
Video summary: youtube.com/watch?v=jaxyu4RP9-

📷 ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Vlemmings et al.

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