Space / 2016-01-06
WFPC2 Image of the Variable Star Eta Carinae
WFPC2 Image of the Variable Star Eta Carinae
NASA's image library records WFPC2 Image of the Variable Star Eta Carinae.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
The discovery of likely Eta Carinae twins in other galaxies will help scientists better understand this brief phase in the life of a massive star with images such as this from NASA Hubble Space Telescope. Astronomers cannot yet explain what caused the titanic eruption of star Eta Carinae in the 1840s. The discovery of likely Eta Carinae "twins" in