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cosmic ant
Pictures: NASA/ESA/Space Telescope Science Institute |

Cosmic Ant

Fiery lobes protruding from a dying sun-like star dispel ground-based observations that Menzel 3, a planetary nebula, resembles a garden-variety ant. The Hubble images challenge ideas about the last stages of a star's life. Scientists are trying to figure out how a spherical star can eject gas in such nonspherical but symmetrical shapes.
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