From the final journey of Space Shuttle Endeavour to the destruction of Hurricane Sandy, view our monthly roundup of cosmic highlights from October 2012.
A dying star throws a cosmic tantrum. As the stellar mass comes undone, its outer layers unravel into space, glowing from the intense ultraviolet radiation being pumped out by the hot stellar core.
From the final journey of Space Shuttle Endeavour to the destruction of Hurricane Sandy, view our monthly roundup of cosmic highlights from October 2012.