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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 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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




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Has graphene been detected in space?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of astronomers, using the Spitzer Space Telescope, have reported the first extragalactic detection of the C70 fullerene molecule, and the possible detection of planar C24 ("a piece of graphene ...

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created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Close-up movie shows hidden details in the birth of super-suns (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The constellation of Orion is a hotbed of massive star formation, most prominently in the Great Nebula that sits in Orion's sword. The glowing gas of the Nebula is powered by a group of young ...

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Giant galaxy Messier 87 finally sized up

The new observations reveal that Messier 87's halo of stars has been cut short, with a diameter of about a million light-years, significantly smaller than expected, despite being about three times the extent ...

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Comets Clash at Heart of Helix Nebula

A bunch of rowdy comets are colliding and kicking up dust around a dead star, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The dead star lies at the center of the much-photographed Helix ...

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created Feb 12, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (26) | comments 0

Astronomers Report Unprecedented Double Helix Nebula Near Center of the Milky Way

Astronomers report an unprecedented elongated double helix nebula near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, using observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The part of the nebula the astronomers observed ...

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created Mar 16, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (39) | comments 0

A new twist on an old nebula

One of the nearest and brightest planetary nebulae has a surprisingly complex 3-D structure In a process comparable to that of an artist who turns a two-dimensional canvas into a three-dimensional work of art, astronom ...

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created Dec 16, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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