Beyond Milky Way: First-ever extragalactic stellar disk orbiting a star discovered in distant galaxy

Scientists have discovered an extended disk composed of dust and gas orbiting a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy located 179,000 light-years away from the Milky Way. This marks the first observation of such a phenomenon in a galaxy beyond our own. The discovery sheds light on star formation processes in diverse environments and reveals the constraints imposed by different environments on the formation of stars. This groundbreaking revelation is a significant advancement.