Published:
April 25, 2011
 Era Carinae shed some 2 to 3 solar masses of gas and dust nearly 160 years ago to create the lobed nebula surrounding the massive star. This object showcases one way that dust forms in the cosmos. NASA/ESA/The Hubble SM4 ERO Team Dust in an astronomical context refers to small grains of solid material present in space. These grains form in the winds of evolved stars and supernovae explosions.
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