The gates of heaven? Hubble telescope captures extremely rare picture of dying star emitting ethereal beams of light
The gates of heaven? Hubble telescope captures extremely rare picture of dying star emitting ethereal beams of light
|
It looks like the gateway to heaven - but this stunning image taken by the Hubble Telescope has captured the dramatic phase of a dying star's lifespan when it runs out of nuclear fuel and emits beams of light like searchlights.
It's called the preplanetary or protoplanetary nebula stage and this image shows the Egg Nebula, which was the first preplanetary nebula to be discovered, less than 40 years ago. Scientists admit many aspects of this phenomenon remain a mystery.
NASA and the European Space Agency, who run the telescope, explained that over a few thousand years the hot remains of the aging star in the centre of the nebula, or cloud of dust, heat it up, 'excite' the gas, and make it glow.
Comment
-
Comment by raymond _______ on May 1, 2012 at 5:35pm
-
Love those STARS...Did you know SIRIUS(in canis major) and our SUN are both in a binary system.
-
Comment by Sweettina2 on April 30, 2012 at 11:30pm
-
Wow, awesome pics!
"Destroying the New World Order"
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE SITE!
Latest Activity
- Top News
- Everything
"Listen man I know where you're at but back in October of 2023 thru December of 2023 for months…"
Architecton | Official Trailer HD | A24
SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/A24subscribeWritten and directed by Victor Kossakovsky and starring Michele De Lucchi. ARCHITECTON – Coming Soon RELEASE DATE: Comin...
Genomic Surveillance in the Thrill Kill Medical Cult
SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://www.corbettreport.com/genomic-surveillance-in-the-thrill-kill-medical-cultZowe Smith of My Life in the Thrill Kill Medical C...
"May get really ugly over there?"
Latest Details on Missile Exchanges Between Iran and Israel
Latest information about the air attacks between Israel and Iran as the US moves another carrier…See More
"Some interesting information has come to light ( from the renaissance period ) which explains that…"
"Yes, the whole whistleblower situation is getting more intense, especially with all these bombshell…"
Silent and Blue
Thought I'd lost myself today The meaning seemed so far away Then you slowly faded into disarray I…See More
Disturbing Videos That Left Me Needing Answers!
#disturbing #video #strange #scary #scaryvideos #strangevideos This is a compilation of the most disturbing videos on the intern...
© 2025 Created by truth.
Powered by
You need to be a member of 12160 Social Network to add comments!
Join 12160 Social Network