The universe is filled with innumerable stars made up of giant balls of hot gas. Here is a look at ten mesmerising images of stars shared by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, this image shows Eta Carinae, one of the brightest stars in the Carina nebula.
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This stunning image captures the formation of a star in the star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959, which lies within the Milky Way galaxy in the constellation Scorpius.
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Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, this image features the dying star CW Leonis engulfed in dusty clouds of carbon. This carbon star is closest to Earth, at a distance of 400 light-years.
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Taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows a halo of light surrounding the distant star V838. It is located about 20,000 light-years away from Earth.
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this breathtaking pic which shows the sun emitting a strong solar flare.
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This image shows the early stages of the formation of a star, which is over 9,000 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this image of the glittering star RS Puppis, which is ten times more massive than the Sun and is 6,500 light-years away.
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This breathtaking image features the star AG Carinae in its final stage and captures dust bubbles and gas emitted by it.
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Captured by NASA's Spitzer and GALEX telescopes, this stunning image shows the pink core of a dying star in its final stages of nuclear fusion in the Helix Nebula.
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Captured by the Digitized Sky Survey and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, this image shows a cluster of young stars in the North America Nebula, which lies 1500 light-years away from Earth.