NASA Shares Stunning Image Of Dying Star Located 20,000 Light-Years Away From Earth
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V838 Mon is about 20,000 light-years away from Earth at the outer edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, the space agency said.
US space agency NASA regularly captures stunning images of our universe, leaving space lovers mesmerized. The Instagram handle of the US Space Agency is a treasure trove for those who love to watch educational videos and fascinating images showcasing Earth and space. Now, in its recent post, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a picture of an expanding halo of light around a distant star named V838 Monocreotis. V838 Mon is about 20,000 light-years away from Earth at the outer edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, the space agency said.
"The expanding illumination of never-before-seen spirals of dust is called a light echo. These swirls are likely caused by the dust and gas that are being ejected from the red supergiant star in a previous explosion," NASA wrote in the caption.
"During that event, the star became 600,000 times more luminous than our Sun. Astronomers have observed that the star will continue to change as the pulse of illumination continues to expand at the speed of light," the space agency explained.
