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Image provokes debate about nebula's origin

A picture of the formation captured at a Mauna Kea observatory raises doubts

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 18, 2012

~~<p>It's a fate our sun will someday share.</p>
<p>As medium-size stars grow old, they run low on nuclear fuel, become unstable and shed their outer layers of gas into space. The common result is a stunning, brightly colored veil known as a planetary nebula.</p>
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It's a fate our sun will someday share.

As medium-size stars grow old, they run low on nuclear fuel, become unstable and shed their outer layers of gas into space. The common result is a stunning, brightly colored veil known as a planetary nebula. Login for more...



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