News tagged with helix nebula

Scientists discovers 'firework' display in Helix Nebula

(PhysOrg.com) -- A star does not die without getting noticed and may even leave the universe with "fireworks." At the end of its life cycle, a star begins to collapse in the middle and throws new material ...

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Into the eye of the helix

(PhysOrg.com) -- 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.

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created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The Helix Nebula in new colors

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESO's VISTA telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, has captured a striking new image of the Helix Nebula. This picture, taken in infrared light, reveals strands of cold nebular gas ...

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

1000 days of infrared wonders

(Phys.org) -- For the last 1000 days the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC), aboard NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, has been operating continuously to probe the universe from its most distant regions to our local ...

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0