This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, shows the bright star at the center of NGC 3132, the Southern Ring Nebula, for the first time in near-infrared light. (NASA, ESA, CSA and STScl via AP)
By Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying…