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Hubble space telescope reveals a fading nebula in deep space – Business Insider – Business Insider
The Hubble Space Telescope captured images of the Stingray Nebula fading and shrinking over the course of 20 years.
Astronomers often study changes that take place over vast stretches of time: Stars, for instance, can take millions of years to form and billions more to die.
But a team of astronomers recently captured a much speedier process. NASA reported last week that the Stingray Nebula, which is 18,000 light-years from Earth and located near the southern constellation Ara, has dimmed remarkably fast, fading over just 20 years.
The difference is visible in images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1996…
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