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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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Boomerang Nebula

Spectral Visions | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

The ghostly Boomerang Nebula, called the 'coldest place in the universe,' reveals its true shape in this amazing space wallpaper from the giant ALMA radio telescope.

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The ghostly Boomerang Nebula, called the 'coldest place in the universe,' reveals its true shape in this image from the giant ALMA radio telescope.

Spooky Nebula is Coldest Known Object in Universe (Photo)

By Elizabeth Howell published

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Bipolar Planetary Nebula Hubble 12

Mystery Alignment of Dying Stars Puzzles Scientists

By Mike Wall published

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