A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy. This image, taken by NASA Hubble Space Telescope, is a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago.
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Title: Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks
Creator: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA<br />
Acknowledgment: W. Blair Johns Hopkins University
Date Created: 2008-07-01
Rights: JPL
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