The Helix Nebula is a dying star that sits 650 light years away. Two NASA telescopes recently captured the incredible image.
NASA writes:
In death, the star's dusty outer layers are unraveling into space, glowing from the intense ultraviolet radiation being pumped out by the hot stellar core.
This is actually a preview of what our sun might look like when it dies in 5 billion years.
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