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5 years ago

Pew! Pew! Pew!

Imagine slow-motion fireworks that started exploding 170 years ago and are still continuing. This type of firework is not launched into Earth's atmosphere, but rather into space by a doomed super-massive star, called Eta Carinae.

Enjoy the the latest view from our Hubble Space Telescope.

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