The first image of the surface of a Sun-like star has been captured.
It confirms that Altair, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is a rapidly spinning, non-spherical body.
Until now, telescopes have only been powerful enough to zoom in on the Sun or on rare giant stars outside of the Solar System.
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