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Synopsis
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured its clearest image yet of the Egg Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula situated almost 1,000 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation. The nebula’s central star is hidden behind a dense dust cloud, with twin beams of light escaping through polar openings to illuminate concentric arcs of gas and dust. As a rare example of a late-stage Sun-like star nearing the planetary nebula phase, the Egg Nebula offers astronomers a unique opportunity to study stellar evolution, mass ejection, and the processes that seed dust for planet formation across the galaxy.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured its sharpest and most comprehended view of the Egg Nebula, offering astronomers a rare opportunity into the late evolutionary phases of its central star.
Named for its oval, egg-like appearance, the central star is concealed behind a vast dust cloud, offering the nebula a yellowish core amid otherwise white surrounding dust. While the James Webb Space Telescope has dominated global attention since its launch, Hubble remains to offer significant observations that deepen scientists’ knowledge of stellar evolution.
What Is the Egg Nebula?
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Hubble captures stunning, clearest image yet of the Egg Nebula
NASAs Hubble Space Telescope has captured its clearest image yet of the Egg Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula situated almost 1,000 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation. The nebulas central star is hidden behind a dense dust cloud, with twin beams of light escaping through polar openings to...