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Date: 31 January 2001 Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope Depicts: Ant Nebula, Menzel 3, PN Mz 3 Copyright: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Show in archive: true
The Ant Nebula, as imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, resembles the head and body of a garden ant. In reality, it's the result of a dying Sun-like star and complex interactions of material at its heart.