Twin beams of sunshine burst from the dusty Egg Nebula, revealing a uncommon stage within the closing chapter of a Solar-like star’s life. Positioned within the constellation Cygnus, about 1,000 light-years away, the nebula conceals an growing older however extraordinarily dense star. Vivid beams “squirt” by small openings, carving out scorching, smoky lobes and creating ripple-like arcs within the surrounding cloud. This gives scientists with an unusually clear view of how stars like our personal Solar finally shed their outer layers on their approach to changing into planetary nebulae.
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