Hubble spies rare giant star battling against self-destruction

A rare blue giant star called AG Carinae, located 20,000 light-years from Earth in the Milky Way galaxy, has experienced explosive convulsions that created its distinctive halo. The Hubble Space Telescope imaged the star to celebrate 31 years since the observatory launched.

This bright star's explosive infamous temper tantrums are part of what make it so scintillating. The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of one of the star's outbursts to celebrate the observatory's 31st anniversary since launching into space on April 24, 1990.