# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BVfMMxklHlV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11735940-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-06-18T16:18:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Behold: the final stage in the evolution of a star similar to our sun…also known as a planetary nebula. Glowing like a multifaceted jewel, this nebula will gradually disperse into space over the next several thousand years, and then the star will cool and fade away for billions of years as a white dwarf. 
Our own sun is expected to undergo a similar fate, but fortunately, this will not occur until some 5 billion years from now. 
Credit: NASA/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) 
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telescope, sun, planetarynebula, nofilter, nasa, hubble, picoftheday, universe, star, space, billions, nebula, astrophysics, galaxy

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