This is a photo of the planetary nebula NGC 6072 taken by the web space telescope. A planetary nebula refers to an ionized expanding gas nebula surrounding a white dwarf star. This photo was taken in infrared, and the red color emphasizes the cold hydrogen gas. So far, it has been estimated that NGC 6072 has several outflows in different directions and two disks; this image has confirmed new structures, including the edge of one disk protruding on the central left side. A strong hypothesis suggests that the primary reason for this nebula's complex shape is multiple explosions occurring in one of the multi-star systems at its center.
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