The Calabash Nebula, pictured here – which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 – is a spectacular example of the death of a low-mass star like the sun. This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space ...
NASA has released a rare, spectacular photo of a star that is dying. This is the Calabash Nebula. The image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. It shows the star transforming from a red giant to ...