The nearby Helix nebula just received the piercing infrared gaze of a giant telescope in Chile, and the resulting image reveals cold gas normally hidden among warmer star-lit material. Helix's central ...

Sometimes, the reality of our universe offers us phenomena on par with the wildest Hollywood movie. As part of a month-long tribute to nebulae, NASA is highlighting some of their favorite of these ...

Astronomers have captured a striking new image of the Helix Nebula. A new picture, taken in infrared light, reveals strands of cold nebular gas that are invisible in images taken in visible light, as ...

The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae to Earth, at a distance of only 710 light years away. A new ...

A new image of the Helix planetary nebula shows arich background of distant galaxies. Astronomers used the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La SillaObservatory in Chile to capture the view. The ...

A nearby planetary nebula shines like a huge golden eye in a new photo snapped by a telescope in Chile. The image shows the Helix Nebula, which lies about 700 light-years from Earth in the ...

Our spectacular view of a nearby planetary nebula was captured by luck when the Hubble Space Telescope was turned around to avoid damage from a meteor storm – directly towards the Helix Nebula. While ...

Discover the stunning beauty of the Helix Nebula, an incredible planetary nebula formed by a dying star's dazzling embrace of UV light. One of the most amazing objects in the sky is the Helix Nebula, ...