Photos: Exploding stars, clashing comets

Despite losing its main camera, the Hubble telescope is still able to grab spectacular images from space. This nebula is called NGC 2440 and is caused by ultaviolet light from the death of a star. The solid remains of this star, called a white dwarf, is in the center of the nebula and is located about 4,000 light years from Earth. Its temperature is about 400,000 degrees Fahrenheit.