NASA’s new photo of this egg-shaped dying star is both art and science

A photograph of the Egg Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula, captured by he Hubble Space Telescope.

The Hubble Space Telescope may be more than 30 years old, but the orbiting telescope continues to outdo its old self. Case in point: the Hubble Space Telescope just captured its sharpest view yet of the Egg Nebula, a dying star located about 1,000 light-years away.

NASA shared the photo this week, showing the star surrounded by a freshly ejected cloud of stardust that is both artistic and scientific.