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Hubble spots massive sandwich-shaped blob in deep space

Mack DeGeurin

created: Dec. 23, 2025, 8:08 p.m. | updated: Jan. 2, 2026, 8:01 p.m.

Scientists are leaving space fans with one more tasty treat before the year comes to a close. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers captured a stunning image of the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed, which just happens to be shaped like a giant celestial sandwich. Vampire Disk offer glimpses into dramatic planetary pastPlanetary disks, sometimes called planet nurseries, are the building blocks of solar systems. Related: [Hubble Space Telescope caught a second glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS.] Don’t count out the Hubble just yetThe Hubble Telescope (launched back in 1990) might not have the most powerful onboard tech compared to the more recently launched James Webb Space Telescope, but it’s still regularly making major scientific contributions.

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