Egg Nebula Capture Shared on Josh Universe

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Captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, this image highlights the Egg Nebula’s striking contrasts of illumination and shadow, created by material recently expelled from its central star. Situated about 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, the nebula surrounds a star hidden behind a thick veil of dust—evoking the appearance of a bright core embedded within a darker shell. Hubble’s resolution reveals fine structural details that offer insight into how evolving stars shed matter and shape their surrounding environments.

Credit: NASA, ESA, Bruce Balick (University of Washington)

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