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Called Eta Carinae, the double-star system is shrouded by a dumbbell-shaped nebula of gas and dust that erupted nearly two centuries ago. However, astronomers now report in the journal Astronomy ...

Eta Carinae may be about to explode ... In the center, the bright “heart” of the Crab Nebula can be seen. Stars dot the sky in the distance. The eerie glow of a dead star, which exploded ...