The observation was made at the heart of the Helix Nebula ... variation every 2.9 hours. “We think this X-ray signal could be from planetary debris pulled onto the white dwarf,” said Dr ...

[Photos: Nebulas in Deep Space] The dying star at the heart of the Helix Nebula is evolving to become a white dwarf, a shrunken ... The main ring of the Helix is about 2 light-years across ...

star-forming nebula and is close enough for astronomers to discern its individual stars. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made detailed observations of the dwarf galaxy NGC 2366.

which go on to form a planetary nebula. It then collapses to form a relatively tiny dwarf star. A composite view made from exposures collected for the Digitized Sky Survey 2 showing the region ...

M42 the Great Nebula in Orion, as imaged by Dwarf 2 and with no external editing. Image: George Dvorsky The app’s auto star tracking and stacking features enable long-exposure photography of ...

The new near-infrared image of the Helix Nebula, showing comet-shaped knots within, was released July 2, 2009. Scientists ... An inside view of the heart of the Eagle Nebula, captured by the ...

Join Miguel here as he takes us through his photograph, "Heart Nebula: When the Universe Falls in Love." The beautiful Heart Nebula, also known as IC 1805, is a bright, red emission nebula with a ...

The Ring Nebula (M57) was first discovered in the winter ... And in the center of it all is the white dwarf responsible for the Ring. Glimpsing M57’s central star, which feebly shines at 15th ...