A new X-ray look at the mesmerizing Helix Nebula reveals an alleged planet killer: a white dwarf that might be the source of strange emissions from the nebula. The Helix Nebula, also known as Caldwell ...

NASA has released a breathtaking image of the Helix Nebula, offering unprecedented clarity and detail into the final stages of stellar evolution. Captured using advanced imaging technologies, this new ...

The Helix nebula may point to the ultimate fate of our sun — and Earth. This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on March 4 ...

The decades-long mystery of a never-ending explosion of X-rays around the remains of a dead star may have finally been solved. The radiation probably originates from the scorching-hot wreckage left ...

One of the scientists who discovered the shape of DNA has died. Dr. James Watson was 97 years old. Watson, according to The New York Times, was “one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...