In today's image, we see the nebula known as Thor's Helmet - named for the resemblance to the winged helmet of the Norse god. This nebula contains a Wolf-Rayet star. This is a very young and very hot star which is the type that we would expect to become a supernova in the next few thousand years or so.

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