2023 April 03 - The Galactic Center Radio Arc
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2023-04-03

In today's image, we see the Ring Nebula which is an example of a planetary nebula. This will be the end state of our own Sun - the core will collapse down to a white dwarf star while the outer layers will be expelled out into space. 

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