US EditionTwin beams blast from a hidden star in stunning Hubble Space Telescope image
The Egg Nebula, the closest known pre-planetary nebula, displays detailed dust structures and a hidden star, offering unique insights into early stellar evolution, NASA said.
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Twin beams blast from a hidden star in stunning Hubble Space Telescope image
A dazzling new Hubble image peels back the layers of the mysterious Egg Nebula, a rare and fleeting phase in a Sun-like star’s death just 1,000 light-years away. Hidden inside a dense cocoon of dust, the dying star blasts twin beams of light through a polar opening, carving glowing lobes and delicate ripples into the surrounding cloud. These striking, symmetrical arcs hint that unseen companion stars may be shaping the spectacle from within.
Hubble Captures the Egg Nebula in Stunning Detail
The Hubble Space Telescope is still orbiting Earth, snapping stunning photos of celestial phenomena close to home. One of the latest captures the Egg Nebula, a young nebula surrounding a dying star located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan 1,000 light-years away. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Credit: Visualization: NASA, ESA, STScI, Christian Nieves (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI); Narration: Frank Summe…
The Hubble Space Telescope captured with great precision the last moments of a dying star in the egg nebula, in the constellation of the Swan, about 3,000 light-years away from the Earth. Named because of its characteristic structure showing a yellow star surrounded by dense dust clouds, the nebula offers the opportunity to study the end-of-life dynamics of a star similar to the Sun, almost in real time. Presenting two luminous beams that pass t…
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