A new X-ray look at the mesmerizing Helix Nebula reveals an alleged planet killer: a white dwarf that might be the source of ...

The Helix Nebula, located 650 light-years from Earth, has baffled scientists for decades. The planetary nebula was created by ...

This image of the Helix Nebula, released on March 4, 2025, shows a potentially destructive white dwarf at the nebula's center ...

This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...

A 40-year-old space enigma has been unraveled: a white dwarf star at the center of the Helix Nebula has been annihilating a nearby planet, triggering strange X-ray radiation, which unveiled the star's ...

Emission nebulae are glowing, spread-out clouds of ionized gas that shine with their own light. In this image of NGC 2313, the bright star V565 at the center lights up a silvery curtain of gas and ...

The Helix Nebula, also known as Caldwell 63, is located 650 million light-years from Earth. It is the glowing remains of a dying star, much like our Sun.

Decades of constant X-ray emission from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf suggest debris from a Jupiter-sized planet steadily rains upon the star.

All good things must come to an end, and that is even true for planets. Recent research has uncovered what appears to be the grizzly death of an exoplanet in the nearby Helix Nebula, which seems ...

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The Helix nebula may point to the ultimate fate of our sun — and Earth. This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...