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Colliding Gas in the Helix Nebula
This colorful image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the collision of two gases near a dying star.

Astronomers have dubbed the tadpole-like objects in the upper right-hand corner 'cometary knots' because their glowing heads and gossamer tails resemble comets.

 
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