August 8, 2024
Hubble image shows a doomed star about to go boom!
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024: A stunning image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2019 shows the star Eta Carinae in exquisite detail. If the image was taken five years ago, why are we sharing it today?
Well, we might not get another chance. After all, Eta Carinae is living on borrowed time! The star, which is 100 times as mass as the sun, could explode any day now. Alternatively, the star could have another million years to blow! Either way, Eta Carinae is doomed! Image Credit: An image taken by Hubble in 2019 shows the star Eta Carinae, a star about to explode (Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt)
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