An unusual x-ray signal from the Helix Nebula, first detected in 19180, could stem from a star destroying a nearby planet. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

A new image released by NASA shows what could be a captivating — and terrifying — event roughly 650 light-years away: a dying white dwarf that may have taken a planet out with it. The ...

Astronomy Jaw-dropping NASA image reveals a dying star at the heart of the Helix Nebula — and it may have just murdered a planet Astronomy James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the Crystal ...

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.

This discovery stems from four decades of X-ray observations of the Helix Nebula, located 650 light-years from Earth. The stream of X-ray radiation remained effectively constant over at least 20 ...

The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, lies about 700 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius (the Water Bearer). It is one of the closest and most spectacular examples of a planetary nebula.

The nearby Helix nebula just received the piercing infrared gaze of a giant telescope in Chile, and the resulting image reveals cold gas normally hidden among warmer star-lit material. Helix's ...

A new image of the Helix planetary nebula shows arich background of distant galaxies. Astronomers used the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La SillaObservatory in Chile to capture the view.

She believes in the power of great journalism and art, and the magic of tardigrades. The Helix Nebula, which lies in the constellation of Aquarius, is one of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth.

A nearby planetary nebula shines like a huge golden eye in a new photo snapped by a telescope in Chile. The image shows the Helix Nebula, which lies about 700 light-years from Earth in the ...