Scientists have been receiving X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula for decades, but now they believe it may hide a horrifying and grisly secret.

Astronomers have captured a striking new image of the Helix Nebula. A new picture, taken in infrared light, reveals strands of cold nebular gas that are invisible in images taken in visible light ...

An ESO telescope in Chile took this picture of the Helix Nebula, which lies about 700 light years from Earth and spreads four light years across space.

Photo Shows Helix Nebula Captured by NASA's Hubble Telescope? Some social media users suggested the image may have been generated using artificial intelligence software.

A newly released image of the planetary nebula taken in infrared light brings into view what normally can't be seen in visible light.

NASA's Spitzer and GALEX telescopes have observed the Helix nebula, a planetary nebula that glows in space like a giant cosmic eye.

Our spectacular view of a nearby planetary nebula was captured by luck when the Hubble Space Telescope was turned around to avoid damage from a meteor storm – directly towards the Helix Nebula ...

This image of the Helix Nebula, released on March 4, 2025, shows a potentially destructive white dwarf at the nebula's center; this star may have destroyed a planet. This has never been seen ...

A deep new image of the magnificent Helix planetary nebula has been obtained using the Wide Field Imager at ESO's La Silla Observatory. The image shows a rich background of distant galaxies ...

Scientists have been receiving X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula for decades, but now they believe it may hide a horrifying and grisly secret.

Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.