NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snaps spooky image of a dying star

The star looks like a cosmic cobweb, though there’s a very grounded science explanation for its appearance.

CW Leonis is what’s known as a “carbon star.”

Hubble is a joint project ofNASAand ESA.

CW Leonis is located about 400 light-years from Earth, making it our closest carbon star.

A dying red star is entangled inside spider webs of sooty dust in this Hubble image.

Brilliant light beams poke out from the stars surface, like fingers reaching out through the dust.

These celestial visual treats are a delightful way to mark Halloween.