Hubble’s Cosmic Holiday Wreath

Friday, December 21, 2018 - 12:00 in Astronomy & Space

This festive NASA Hubble Space Telescope image resembles a holiday wreath made of sparkling lights. The bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis, at the center of the image, is swaddled in a gossamer cocoon of reflective dust illuminated by the glittering star. The super star is ten times more massive than the Sun and 200 times larger. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Friday, December 21, 2018 - 11:15

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