By Sakshi Sah
Published Sep 12, 2024

Hindustan Times
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8 breathtaking NASA photos of the Bubble Nebula you can’t miss

The Bubble Nebula is a giant cloud of gas and dust, 7,100 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope took detailed images of the Bubble Nebula, showing its bright, glowing bubble.

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The "bubble" shape is created by a hot, massive star’s strong winds blowing gas away, forming the bubble-like structure.

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The massive star at the nebula's centre is 45 times larger than our Sun, pushing material outward at over 1,00,000 km per hour.

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The Bubble Nebula spans 7 light-years, about 1.5 times the distance from the Sun to the nearest star.

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Hubble’s images show the Bubble Nebula in beautiful detail, with bright blues and reds, caused by different gases.

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The star’s ultraviolet radiation energises the surrounding gas, making it glow brightly, giving the nebula its stunning look.

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The Bubble Nebula is still growing as the star keeps pushing gas away, expanding the bubble at incredible speed.

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The star at the centre will eventually explode as a supernova, which could further change the shape of the nebula.

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NASA's Hubble images continue to amaze us, showing the incredible beauty and power of space, like the majestic Bubble Nebula.

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