Astronomers using the WEAVE instrument at the William Herschel Telescope discovered a mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron inside the Ring Nebula, spanning 500 times the size of Pluto's orbit with a mass comparable to Mars, which could represent either a new way stars die or the vaporized remains of a rocky planet shredded by a dying sun.
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Mystery Iron Bar Discovered in Famous Nebula! #SpaceDiscoveryAdded:
Something impossible just [music] appeared in one of the universe's most famous landmarks.
Astronomers [music] using the WEAVE instrument at the William Herschel Telescope just found a mysterious ion [music] bar cutting through the heart of the Ring Nebula.
This structure is massive, 500 times the size of Pluto's orbit with a mass comparable to the planet Mars.
It's a total scientific puzzle. It could be a new way stars die or the vaporized remains of a rocky planet shredded by a dying sun.
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