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Close A huge galactic structure identified as a giant star was created from one or more enormous eruptions approximately 10,000 years ago. How huge is it? Phys.org reported that a growing shell of gas and dust surrounding the star is approximately five light-years wide, equaling the distance from here to the closest star outside the Sun, Proxima Centauri. The outer layers of the giant star were blown into space akin to a boiling teapot that pops off its lid. The expelled material amounts to ap...

To mark the 31st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope astronauts pointed it in the direction of a giant star that is on the edge of destruction.  The giant star, named AG Carinae, featured in this latest image is waging a tug-of-war between gravity and radiation to avoid self-destruction.  It is surrounded by an expanding shell of gas and dust, also known as a nebula, that has been shaped by the powerful winds of the giant star. This nebula surrounding the star is about five light-years ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers aimed the celebrated observatory at one of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy... view more  Credit: NASA, ESA and STScI The giant star featured in this latest Hubble Space Telescope anniversary image is waging a tug-of-war between gravity and radiation to avoid self-destruction. The star, called AG Carinae, is surrounded by an expanding shell of gas and dust -- a...