The nebula is possibly being produced by a type of unstable star called a Wolf–Rayet star.

Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. Nebula PMR 1 is a ...

Hubble captures a dying star cracking open the dazzling, dust-filled Egg Nebula in a rare cosmic transformation.

The Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a remarkable new view of the Egg Nebula, the closest known pre-planetary nebula to Earth. The image captures a Sun-like star casting off its outer layers, ...

A dazzling new Hubble image peels back the layers of the mysterious Egg Nebula, a rare and fleeting phase in a Sun-like star’s death just 1,000 light-years away. Hidden inside a dense cocoon of dust, ...

Hubble's latest image unveils the Egg Nebula in unprecedented detail. This pre-planetary nebula, formed by a dying Sun-like star, shows dramatic light beams piercing dust to illuminate gas shells and ...

As the name suggests, the nebula looks like a yolk hidden inside an opaque egg white.