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 ...

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

X-ray missions have picked up an unusual reading from the center of the Helix Nebula. Using today's most powerful X-ray missions, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's (European Space Agency ...

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

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 ...

Since the 1980s, a strange X-ray emission has puzzled astronomers. At the heart of the Helix Nebula, a dying star may have ...

Estrada-Dorado et al. This means that for the past four and a half decades, the Helix Nebula's odd signal has been a bear to solve. Enter Chandra and the European Space Agency's (ESA) XMM-Newton ...

Scientists have discovered a 'planet killer' capable of ripping worlds to shreds. The dying star may have already torn a planet the size of Jupiter apart, according to new research. A study using data ...

Since they were first detected over four decades ago, unusually powerful x-ray emissions originating from the site of a dying star called the Helix Nebula have proved an enigma astronomers. Now, we ...