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Cat's eye nebula can predict the future of the Sun

2017/02/03 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

Cat's Eye Nebula from Hubble Ed. NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Reprocessed and copyright Raúl Villaverde

In the image you can see the Cat's Eye nebula, called NGC 6543. Planetary nebulae are the last phases of the life of sun-like stars. The photograph therefore represents the final phase of this star, located three thousand light years from Earth. It is the result of the Hubble space telescope. The information provided by Hubble is very important to know the evolution of the Cat's Eye nebula, which can help predict the future of our Sun. Because the Sun will also evolve cloudy, but within five billion years.

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