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Top 10 stunning and radiant images of dying stars captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

NASA's Hubble Telescope has unveiled stunning images of dying stars, revealing their striking beauty even in death. These glowing remnants, painted in brilliant colours, showcase the universe’s breathtaking artistry. Explore the top 10 dazzling views of stellar endings.

May 09, 2025 / 12:43 IST
THE HELIX NEBULA: A stunning planetary nebula resembling an eye, formed by a dying star's expelled gas, 700 light-years away, showcasing vibrant colors and intricate details. (Image: NASA)
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THE HELIX NEBULA: A stunning planetary nebula resembling an eye, formed by a dying star's expelled gas, 700 light-years away, showcasing vibrant colors and intricate details. (Image: NASA)
THE CRAB NEBULA: A supernova remnant, born from a massive star's explosion in 1054, now a swirling cloud of gas and dust, 6,500 light-years away, emitting eerie glow. (Image: NASA)
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THE CRAB NEBULA: A supernova remnant, born from a massive star's explosion in 1054, now a swirling cloud of gas and dust, 6,500 light-years away, emitting eerie glow. (Image: NASA)
THE VEIL NEBULA: A delicate, lace-like supernova remnant, 2,100 light-years away, showcasing the beauty of a star's demise, with tendrils of gas and dust glowing in the dark. (Image: NASA)
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THE VEIL NEBULA: A delicate, lace-like supernova remnant, 2,100 light-years away, showcasing the beauty of a star's demise, with tendrils of gas and dust glowing in the dark. (Image: NASA)
THE BUBBLE NEBULA: A vibrant, emission nebula, formed by a young star's intense radiation, 7,100 light-years away, featuring a glowing bubble of gas and dust. (Image: NASA)
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THE BUBBLE NEBULA: A vibrant, emission nebula, formed by a young star's intense radiation, 7,100 light-years away, featuring a glowing bubble of gas and dust. (Image: NASA)
THE ORION NEBULA: A breathtaking stellar nursery, 1,344 light-years away, where new stars are born from swirling gas and dust, showcasing vibrant colors and dramatic textures. (Image: NASA)
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THE ORION NEBULA: A breathtaking stellar nursery, 1,344 light-years away, where new stars are born from swirling gas and dust, showcasing vibrant colors and dramatic textures.
(Image: NASA)
THE CARINA NEBULA: A vast, star-forming region, 7,500 light-years away, featuring towering pillars of gas and dust, sculpted by intense radiation and powerful winds. (Image: NASA)
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THE CARINA NEBULA: A vast, star-forming region, 7,500 light-years away, featuring towering pillars of gas and dust, sculpted by intense radiation and powerful winds.
(Image: NASA)
THE SOMBRERO GALAXY: A majestic, spiral galaxy, 31 million light-years away, with a brilliant central bulge and sweeping arms, showcasing stunning symmetry and beauty. (Image: NASA)
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THE SOMBRERO GALAXY: A majestic, spiral galaxy, 31 million light-years away, with a brilliant central bulge and sweeping arms, showcasing stunning symmetry and beauty. (Image: NASA)
THE ETA CARINAE NEBULA: A turbulent, star-forming region, 7,500 light-years away, surrounding the volatile, massive star Eta Carinae, featuring vibrant colors and dynamic textures. (Image: NASA)
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THE ETA CARINAE NEBULA: A turbulent, star-forming region, 7,500 light-years away, surrounding the volatile, massive star Eta Carinae, featuring vibrant colors and dynamic textures. (Image: NASA)
THE TARANTULA NEBULA: A vast, star-forming region, 160,000 light-years away, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, showcasing a stunning array of stars, gas, and dust. (Image: NASA)
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THE TARANTULA NEBULA: A vast, star-forming region, 160,000 light-years away, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, showcasing a stunning array of stars, gas, and dust. (Image: NASA)
THE RING NEBULA: A stunning planetary nebula, 2,300 light-years away, formed by a dying star's expelled gas, featuring a vibrant, glowing ring of gas and dust. (Image: NASA)
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THE RING NEBULA: A stunning planetary nebula, 2,300 light-years away, formed by a dying star's expelled gas, featuring a vibrant, glowing ring of gas and dust. (Image: NASA)
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first published: May 9, 2025 12:42 pm

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