Close-up of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula
Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Feb. 11, 2003
An aging star's last hurrah creates a flurry of glowing knots of gas that appear to be streaking through space. This closeup image of the Dumbbell Nebula was taken by the JPL-built and designed Wide Field and Planetary 2 Camera, onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.