Published on February 19, 2017
The supermassive black hole was yesterday’s news. On Friday, NASA released an image of a star surrounded by a curious, rare red rectangle.The unearthly beauty of the Red Rectangle
Though the red rectangle has been seen and photographed before, this is the sharpest view yet, according to NASA.
The star, with the catchy name HD 44179, is some 2,300 light-years away from Earth in the barely-visible constellation Monoceros (Greek for unicorn).
The red rectangle is an unusual example of what is known as a “proto-planetary nebula,” according to NASA. The star is similar to our sun, but it’s nearing the end of its life and is on its way to becoming a planetary nebula.
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