Star ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around the star's remaining core.

Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI

Size: 3240px × 3151px
Photo credit: © Luc Novovitch / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: astral, astronomical, astronomy, colorful, colors, colourful, colours, core, cosmic, cosmos, dying, gas, layers, life, nasa, research, science, sciences, scientific, space, spectacular, star, stars, universe