showingthin.gs
YOUR NEXT DISCOVERY/SpaceFollow your curiosity
Luminous Blue Variable: Destined To Be a Supernova?
NASA / JPL · Reuse terms

Space / 2007-01-26

Luminous Blue Variable: Destined To Be a Supernova?

Luminous Blue Variable: Destined To Be a Supernova?

NASA's image library records Luminous Blue Variable: Destined To Be a Supernova?.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Tipped toward Earth and illuminated by the star, these rings look like ellipses in images taken with NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. The massive star at the center, which lies within the constellation Sagittarius, is about 7,200 light-years from Earth.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected
FamiliarWeird

A CLOSER LOOK

Tipped toward Earth and illuminated by the star, these rings look like ellipses in images taken with NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. The massive star at the center, which lies within the constellation Sagittarius, is about 7,200 light-years from Earth.

Explore NASA's original image record for credits and available downloads.

FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

NASA Image and Video LibraryLuminous Blue Variable: Destined To Be a Supernova?

Original explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.