The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293) represents a dying star known as a planetary nebula.The new picture, released Wednesday (Oct. 3), combines data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which ...

Magnetic forces at the center of the galaxy have twisted a nebula into the shape of DNA, a new study reveals. The double helix shape is commonly seen inside living organisms, but this is the first ...

A bunch of rowdy comets are colliding and kicking up dust around a dead star, according to new observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The dead star lies at the center of the much ...

This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on March 4, 2025, the composite photo shows a potentially destructive white ...

This evil eye nebula, also known as the Helix Nebula, is watching you. We think it should be the home of a future Star Wars or Marvel villain.

“The two-light-year diameter shroud of dust and gas around a central white dwarf, is an example of a planetary nebula, one of the final stages in the evolution of a Sun-like star.

The closest nebula to Earth is the Helix Nebula, which is about 700 light years away from Earth. Space telescopes are invaluable for studying nebulae, which are often faint and dim. Earth's ...

Accretion onto WD 2226-210, the central star of the Helix Nebula. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . Vol. 536, January 2025, p. 2477. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stae2733.

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, a group of astronomers captured the raging celestial object that’s located around 2,700 light-years away from Earth.