Postcard09: The Boomerang Nebula
The Boomerang Nebula is a young planetary nebula and the coldest object found in the Universe so far. Planetary nebulae form around a bright, central star when it expels gas in the last stages of its life. Read more about the image here.
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Credit:ESA/Hubble
About the Postcard
Id: | hst_postcard_0009 |
Release date: | 22 March 2011, 10:25 |
Dimensions: | 12 cm (W) x 17 cm (H) |