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Nov 22, 2010

WISE image reveals strange specimen in starry sea: Dying star surrounded by fluorescing gas, unusual rings

ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2010) — A new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows what looks like a glowing jellyfish floating at the bottom of a dark, speckled sea. In reality, this critter belongs to the cosmos -- it's a dying star surrounded by fluorescing gas and two very unusual rings.

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