Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The James Webb Space Telescope has observed mid-infrared rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, revealing turbulent yet cohesive structures. These rings ...

NGC 1514, known to astronomers as the Crystal Ball Nebula, has long been recognized as a unique feature of the cosmos. At the time of its discovery by William Herschel on November 13, 1790, the nebula ...

The Helix Nebula, also called NGC 7293, is a natural wreath surrounding a dying star. This breathtaking image of the Helix Nebula was captured by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The Helix Nebula is ...

An ultraviolet image of the planetary nebula NGC 7293, aka the Helix Nebula. It is the nearest example of what happens to a star, like our own Sun, as it approaches the end of its life.

Helix Nebula’s X-ray emissions linked to planetary destruction White dwarf WD 2226-210 may be accreting planetary debris Researchers suggest a Jupiter-like planet was torn apart ...

The Helix Nebula. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/Univ Mexico/S. Estrada-Dorado et al.; Ultraviolet: NASA/JPL; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI (M. Meixner)/NRAO (T.A. Rector ...

Astronomers may finally have settled the question of what is causing highly energetic X-rays from WD 2226-210, a white dwarf star located at the center of the Helix Nebula. The Helix Nebula is a ...

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 star V830 Orionis shines on the cloud of material left over from its formation, here seen as the NGC 1999 reflection nebula. The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks ...