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Astronomy

A True Celestial Wonder

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
September 10, 2004

9 September 2004: Dying star creates sculpture of gas and dust, STScI

“The Cat’s Eye Nebula is seen here in this detailed view from the Hubble Space Telescope. A planetary nebula forms when Sun-like stars gently eject their outer gaseous layers to form bright nebulae with amazing twisted shapes.”

Editor’s note: You simply must start your day by looking at this picture.

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.