Observations of an infrared nebula with an intertwined double helix approximately 100 parsecs from the Galaxy's dynamical centre indicate that it is a torsional Alfvn wave propagating vertically ...

Astronomers have for the first time spotted a nebula in the form of a double helix--the shape of the DNA molecule. Skip to main content. Scientific American. March 21, 2006. 1 min read.

The double helix nebula is approximately 300 light years from the enormous black hole at the center of the Milky Way. (The Earth is more than 25,000 light years from the black hole at the galactic ...

UCLA scientists have stumbled upon a never-before-seen phenomenon: a double-helix-shaped nebula reminiscent of the structure of a DNA molecule, the genetic material of living organisms. The ...

"Once every 10,000 years is exactly what we need to explain the twisting of the magnetic field lines that we see in the double helix nebula," Morris said. The recipe .

The Carina nebula is a turbulent cloud of gas, dust about 7,600 light-years from here, a birthplace and graveyard for some of the Milky Way’s hottest and most massive stars. The nebula is home ...

The red giant, called HR3126, is thought to be partially responsible for the unusual double-lobed shape of the nebula. Astronomers theorize that the red giant once had a companion star, which has ...

Other ring-shaped planetary nebulas, such as the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293 in Aquarius), have also been shown to have bi-lobed structures by which we are looking "down" the end of one lobe.

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.