This cluster of stellar bodies may be formally known as the “Necklace Nebula,” but to me it just looks like a peaceful, lush oasis hanging out in deep space.
Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll
Look at that. Gorgeous, right? This “diamond necklace of cosmic proportions,” as NASA describes it, is situated about 15,000 light-years from Earth, and it makes up a part of the Sagitta Constellation.
The Necklace Nebula was “born” about 10,000 years ago when the larger of two suns in a tight orbit expanded and engulfed its stellar sibling. But the smaller star continued its orbit, which in turn caused the larger star to rotate more quickly. Read more…
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NASA highlights the idyllic, lonely space oasis of ‘Necklace Nebula’ stars
