<ul><li>Hubble telescope celebrates its 34th anniversary with a new image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76)</li><li>The Little Dumbbell Nebula is a planetary nebula located 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus</li><li>The image shows two lobes of glowing gas and dust on both sides of a central bar, caused by a second star consumed by the central white dwarf star</li><li>The nebula's colorful glow is due to ultraviolet radiation from the star, with red denoting nitrogen and blue showing oxygen</li></ul>

Space photo of the week: Little Dumbbell Nebula throws a wild party for Hubble telescope's 34th anniversary

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