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Sharmila Kuthunur

Cosmic imposter bathes distant nebula in fiery red glow: 'This star should not be here'

A reddish haze against a very starry gray sky.

A dazzling new image from the European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope in Chile has revealed an unusual cosmic tale unfolding 6,000 light-years away in the Serpens constellation.

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