星系壁纸
by NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team
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The discovery of likely Eta Carinae twins in other galaxies will help scientists better understand this brief phase in the life of a massive star with images such as this from NASA Hubble Space Telescope. Astronomers cannot yet explain what caused the titanic eruption of star Eta Carinae in the 1840s. The discovery of likely Eta Carinae "twins" in other galaxies will help scientists better understand this brief phase in the life of a massive star. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20294
