This color-composite image of the Helix Nebula was created from images obtained using the the Wide Field Imager, an astronomical camera attached to the 2.2 meter Max-Planck Society/ESO telescope ...

The Helix Nebula is one of the closest and most remarkable examples of a planetary nebula*. It lies in the constellation of Aquarius (The Water Bearer), about 700 light-years away from Earth.

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.

Discovered in the 18th century, the Helix Nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs to a class of objects called planetary nebulae. Check out these 7 ...

NGC 7293, aka the Helix Nebula, is located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, and belongs to a class of objects called planetary nebulae. Check out these 7 vivid images of ...

The Helix Nebula is called a planetary nebula (confusingly, this name has nothing to do with planets but is a historical artifact arising from a mistake by scientists in the 19th century), ...