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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars.
Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010

Open quoteR136a1 is already middle-aged and has undergone an intense weight loss program. Close quote

  • PAUL CROWTHER,
  • a British astrophysicist, on R136a1, a star twice as heavy as any previously discovered — even though it has already slimmed down considerably over its lifetime
Photo: NASA / Reuters | Source: AP