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Nebula Hen 2-437

'Hen's Wings' Glow Blue in Enchanting Hubble Telescope Image

By Elizabeth Howell published

The glowing, symmetrical wings of Hen 2-437 shine in luminescent blue in a new image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Beauty Out of Death, planetary nebula eso 456-67

Beauty Out of Death | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

The planetary nebula ESO 456-67 shows the beauty that can be created by death, the death of a sun-like star.

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A Fond Farewell — A Star Says Goodbye

A Fond Farewell — A Star Says Goodbye | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Menzel 2, a planetary nebula, arrives at its final stages of life as a white dwarf.

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Prawn Nebula from La Silla

Prawn Nebula View Offers Stunning Glimpse of 'Cosmic Recycling' (Video)

By Sarah Lewin published

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Hubble View of Dying Stars' Jets

Stunning Rainbow Jets from Dying Stars Spied by Hubble (Video)

By Sarah Lewin published

Rainbow jets of gas blast away from twin dying stars in the Hubble Space Telescope's vivid new shot of the Twin Jet Nebula.

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Southern Owl Nebula

Ghost of a Dying Star Hints at Sun's Future

By Sarah Lewin published

The sun's ultimate destiny will mirror the vivid new photos of this ghostly bubble, the glowing remnant of a slowly dying star.

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New View of Medusa Nebula

Stunning 'Snakes' of Medusa Nebula Hint at Sun's Fate (Video, Photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

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Planetary Nebula Henize 2-428

Doomed White Dwarf Stars to Spawn Supernova in Colossal Crash

By Calla Cofield published

A pair of newly discovered white dwarf stars that are rapidly orbiting each other are on their way to a catastrophic collision and a supernova explosion, astronomers say.

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Planetary nebulas like Kohoutek 4-55 shown here in a photo from the Hubble Space Telescope provide the raw material for other stars and planets to form.

The Stellar Origins of Your Toothpaste

By Kelly Dickerson published

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Planetary Nebula Abell 33

Celestial Diamond Ring Sparkles in Stunning Telescope Views (Video, Photos)

By Miriam Kramer published

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