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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2025 February 3   
       A starfield is shown with a large spherical nebula in the center. The   
          nebula shows a great deal of internal structure. Please see the   
                    explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                     Wolf-Rayet Star 124: Stellar Wind Machine   
       Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA, ESA; Processing & License:   
                                   Judy Schmidt   
      
      Explanation: Some stars explode in slow motion. Rare, massive   
      Wolf-Rayet stars are so tumultuous and hot that they are slowly   
      disintegrating right before our telescopes. Glowing gas globs each   
      typically over 30 times more massive than the Earth are being expelled   
      by violent stellar winds. Wolf-Rayet star WR 124, visible near the   
      featured image center and spanning six light years across, is thus   
      creating the surrounding nebula known as M1-67. Details of why this   
      star has been slowly blowing itself apart over the past 20,000 years   
      remains a topic of research. WR 124 lies 15,000 light-years away   
      towards the constellation of the Arrow (Sagitta). The fate of any given   
      Wolf-Rayet star likely depends on how massive it is, but many are   
      thought to end their lives with spectacular explosions such as   
      supernovas or gamma-ray bursts.   
      
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