Diamonds in the Sky
Using the Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have captured this priceless photograph of what looks remarkably like a diamond engagement ring! The blue bubble is a planetary nebula known as Abell 33, which was created when an aging star blew away its outer layers of gas into a gigantic cosmic bubble.
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