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The ant nebula

From ground-based telescopes, this cosmic object — the glowing remains of a dying, sun-like star — resembles the head and thorax of an ant. The image, released in 2001, of the so-called ant nebula, otherwise known as Menzel 3, shows far greater detail revealing a pair of fiery lobes protruding from the dying star.

NASA/Reuters