In 2002, star V838 Monocerotis brightened dramatically in a mysterious outburst, allowing Hubble to capture a series of images of the dust and gas around the star.
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Hubble Captures a Heavyweight Star Speeding Away from 30 Doradus
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/14/