Zooming into The Stingray Nebula | Hubble

Zooming into The Stingray Nebula | Hubble

This video zooms into the nebula Hen 3-1357, nicknamed the Stingray Nebula, which has faded precipitously over just the past two decades. Witnessing such a swift rate of change in a planetary nebula is exceedingly rare, say researchers.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey, Nick Risinger

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: December 3, 2020

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