And you thought teenagers were the only ones to have dramatic flare-ups. This star had an outburst of astronomical proportions, one that the Hubble Space Telescope captured. If you've loaded our Placemark file, you can view the explosion: Load the star in Google Sky and click on the play button near the timeline at the top of your screen. You'll see a slide show of the stellar explosion and the beautiful flash that illuminated the surrounding dust. (Search: V838 Monocerotis)
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In Pictures: Most Spectacular Sights in Google Sky
Want to boldly go all over the universe? With views of 100 million stars and 200 million galaxies, Google Sky lets you be a virtual space traveler with just a few clicks of a mouse. Here are some amazing images that are literally out of this world.
Stellar Outburst
A Pair of Spiral Galaxies
Sombrero Galaxy
Step Up to the Bar
A Modern-Art Nebula
Just Another Day in the Universe
Cosmic Debris
Crab Nebula
One Big Universe
Stellar Outburst
Whirlpool Galaxy
The Beehive Cluster
Stellar Nursery
Tie-Dyes in Outer Space?
Space Mountain
Cat's-Eye Nebula
Constellation Clues
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