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Supersized Disk Artist Concept
From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This illustration compares the size of a gargantuan star and its surrounding dusty disk top to that of our solar system. Monstrous disks like this one were discovered around two hypergiant stars by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSupersized Disk Artist Concept. NASA/JPL, 2006-02-08. Public domain. ID: PIA08006.
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