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X-ray Clues Reveal Destroyed Planet
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This image of the Helix Nebula, released on March 4, 2025, shows a potentially destructive white dwarf at the nebula’s…

Apr 2, 2025
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X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds
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A planet may have been destroyed by a white dwarf at the center of a planetary nebula — the first…

Mar 4, 2025
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Iridescent Glory of Nearby Helix Nebula
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This image of the Helix Nebula from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a fine web of filamentary 'bicycle-spoke' features embedded…

Apr 2, 2014
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NGC 7293, the Helix Nebula
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NGC 7293, better known as the Helix nebula, displays its ultraviolet glow courtesy of NASA's GALEX. The Helix is the…

May 16, 2012
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Weighing in on the Dumbbell Nebula
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The 'Dumbbell nebula,' also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.…

Aug 10, 2011
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Spitzer Celebrates Fourth Anniversary with Celestial Fireworks
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An expanded image of the Helix nebula lends a festive touch to the fourth anniversary of the launch of NASA's…

Aug 24, 2007
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Comets Kick up Dust in Helix Nebula
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This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Helix nebula, a cosmic starlet often photographed by amateur astronomers…

Feb 12, 2007
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The Mark of a Dying Star
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Six hundred and fifty light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, a dead star about the size of Earth, is refusing…

Jan 19, 2006
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