Stars go boom

Bask in the light of these 10 dying stars

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows us an explosive universe.

by JoAnna Wendel
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When a star larger than our Sun dies, it collapses and then explodes as a supernova, leaving behind clouds of searingly hot gas.

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured numerous photos of these leftover “planetary nebulae” — which actually have nothing to do with planets.

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