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Stellar Death Process


Depicts: NGC 7027
Copyright: H. Bond (STScI) and NASA

This Hubble Space Telescope image of planetary nebula NGC 7027 shows remarkable new details of the process by which a star like the Sun dies.

New features include: faint, blue, concentric shells surrounding the nebula; an extensive network of red dust clouds throughout the bright inner region; and the hot central white dwarf, visible as a white dot at the center.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
17-Apr-2026 16:23 UT

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