16-year-old cosmic mystery solved! 🧐 The Blue Ring Nebula spotted by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) perplexed scientists for years. It appears to be the youngest known example of 2 stars merged into 1 & first known merged star system at this stage. go.nasa.gov/2UEzaQY | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Southern Ring planetary nebula (NGC 3132 - C74) The Nebula is about 2,500 light-years away from Earth, in the direction of the Vela constellation, and is an expanding gas cloud that surrounds a star at the end of its life. In addition to being known as the Southern Ring, it is also called by some as the 8 Explosions Nebula. NGC 3132 is almost half a light year in diameter and the gases are expanding at a speed of 14km/s. Its apparent magnitude is 9.4. Latest Article: https://digitimed.com/astron