Discovered in the 18th century, the Helix Nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs ...

The Helix Nebula. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/Univ Mexico/S. Estrada-Dorado et al.; Ultraviolet: NASA/JPL; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI (M. Meixner)/NRAO (T.A. Rector ...

After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The old star might have destroyed a nearby planet. Dating back to 1980, X ...

The Orion Nebula, 1,344 light-years away, shines in vibrant colors and serves as a stellar nursery for new stars. The Helix Nebula, 650 light-years away, resembles a cosmic eye formed by a dying ...

The rapidly spinning neutron star embedded in the center of the nebula is the dynamo powering ... nitrogen (represented by red), hydrogen (green), and doubly ionized oxygen (blue).

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The star V830 Orionis shines on the cloud of material left over from its formation, here seen as the NGC 1999 reflection nebula. The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks ...

Astronomers may finally have settled the question of what is causing highly energetic X-rays from WD 2226-210, a white dwarf star located at the center of the Helix Nebula. The Helix Nebula is a ...