The Titanic Eruption of Star Eta Carinae Wall Art including Frame PopSocket outside our Milky Way galaxy

outside our Milky Way galaxy

It is located in the constellation Leo (The Lion)

Located 45 million light-years away from Earth

In nebulae such as this

resides approximately 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Lepus (The Hare)

The Titanic Eruption of Star Eta Carinae Wall Art including Frame PopSocket outside our Milky Way galaxyAstronomers cannot yet explain what caused the titanic eruption of star Eta Carinae in the 1840s. The discovery of likely Eta Carinae "twins" in other galaxies will help scientists better understand this brief phase in the life of a massive star. Image Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team