“Hubble Views a Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star” was uploaded to Flickr

This star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around the star's remaining core. via NASA ift.tt/2cMFYGB
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Hubble Views a Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star was taken on February 13, 2007 at 12:00PM