Giant loner could shift idea of star formation
Observations of WR 102ka suggest it could have been born without any gaseous companions
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WR 102ka, shown in this WISE spacecraft image, may have been born and developed in complete isolation, which is rare but possible for massive stars.
L. Oskinova/WISE/JPL/NASA