Infrared image of Wolf-Rayet binary, dubbed Apep, 8000 light years from Earth.
Credit:	European Southern Observatory

Infrared image of Wolf-Rayet binary, dubbed Apep, 8000 light years from Earth.
Credit: European Southern Observatory

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