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  • Released Thursday, June 2, 2016
  • Updated Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 10:38AM
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The universe is full of strange and surprising things.

The universe is full of strange and surprising things.

The Bubble Nebula is located 7,100 light-years away. This video zooms to its location in our Milky Way galaxy.

Scientists estimate the nebula formed over 4 million years. This animation provides a look at its three-dimensional structure.

The bright magenta spot in the center of this image is a star called BD+602522. The nebula's gas and dust are shaped by its fierce stellar winds.

The bright magenta spot in the center of this image is a star called BD+602522. The nebula's gas and dust are shaped by its fierce stellar winds.

Although the star is blowing gas and dust outward in all directions, the nebula is actually growing off-center.

Although the star is blowing gas and dust outward in all directions, the nebula is actually growing off-center.

A ground telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in the United States captured this image of the Bubble Nebula.

A ground telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in the United States captured this image of the Bubble Nebula.

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Video courtesy of NASA/ESA/Viz 3D Team/STScI/F. Summers, G. Bacon, Z. Levay, L. Frattare and University of Alaska Anchorage/T. Rector, WIYN/H. Schweiker, NOAO/AURA/NSF, NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA/The Hubble Heritage Team
Hubble images courtesy of NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA/The Hubble Heritage Team
Ground telescope image courtesy of NOAO/T. Rector

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