For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may ...

Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.

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 ...

"We might have finally found the cause of a mystery that's lasted over 40 years," said researcher Sandino Estrada-Dorado.

A decades-old cosmic mystery may finally be solved. Scientists now suspect that the strange X-ray glow from a distant white ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, ...

Hubble’s infrared imaging of Sh2-284 unveils stars hidden within dense gas and dust, offering insights into star formation.

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 JWST's mid-infrared observations support this hypothesis ... Other ring-shaped planetary nebulas, such as the Helix ...

Meixner)/NRAO (T.A. Rector); Infrared: ESO/VISTA/J ... have picked up an unusual reading from the center of the Helix Nebula. They detected highly energetic X-rays coming from the white dwarf ...