For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, ...
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Space.com on MSNMystery solved! Odd X-ray signal was 'death knell' of planet destroyed by zombie star (video)The X-ray signal from WD 2226-210 is similar to the X-ray emissions of two other white dwarfs that do not sit within cocoons ...
After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The ...
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Space.com on MSNJames Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame NebulaThe James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown ...
A not-so-distant white dwarf named WD 2226-210 has been on our radar since the 1980s for releasing X-rays, now we may know ...
Astronomers have detected mysterious X-ray signals coming from a nearby white dwarf star for more than 40 years. We may now ...
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ExtremeTech on MSNNASA's Chandra Traces Mysterious X-Ray Signal Back to Destroyed PlanetAstronomers have been recording the signal for more than four decades, but this is the first time they've nabbed its origin.
"We might have finally found the cause of a mystery that's lasted over 40 years," said researcher Sandino Estrada-Dorado.
About 650 light-years from here, in the constellation Aquarius, lies the planetary nebula Caldwell 63, commonly known as the ...
As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at a famous ...
Co-author Martin Guerrero from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia told Phys.org that debris from the shattered planet ...
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