Officially known of as W50, the celestial object was renamed the Manatee Nebula by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), during a ceremony on Jan. 19, 2013 at the Florida Manatee Festival in Crystal River, Florida. A nebula is basically the leftovers from a star that died in a supernova explosion about 20,000 years ago. Continue reading for more.
[Source]
