Browse Items (2 total)
Sort by:
Cepheid Variable Star RS Puppis
ABOUT THIS IMAGE
This festive NASA Hubble Space Telescope image resembles a holiday wreath made of sparkling lights. The bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis, at the center of the image, is swaddled in a gossamer cocoon of reflective dust…
Eta Carinae: Observations in UV Light Uncover Magnesium Embedded in Warm Gas
ABOUT THIS IMAGEGiant Star Yields New Clues About Turbulent Life
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the giant, petulant star Eta Carinae is yielding new surprises.
Telescopes such as Hubble have monitored the super-massive star for more than two…