Constellation Aquarius a Dying Star White Dwarf Tile

Constellation Aquarius a Dying Star White Dwarf The Mark of a Dying Star Six hundred and fifty light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, a dead star about the size of Earth, is refusing to fade away peacefully. In death, it is spewing out massive amounts of hot gas and intense ultraviolet radiation, creating a spectacular object called a "planetary nebula." The dead star, called a white dwarf, can be seen at the center of the image as a white dot.