
This image of a dying star, protoplanetary nebula IRAS22036+5306, containing strange, complex structures may help explain the death throes of stars and defy our current understanding of physics. Taken by NASA Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.
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NASA ID
PIA04277
Date Created
May 21, 2003
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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