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

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

For over forty years, astronomers have been baffled by X-rays from the white dwarf at the center of the Helix Nebula. A white ...

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.

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 ...

Even though it’s still early days for India, space tourism—a once-unimaginable concept—is slowly & steadily spreading wings.

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

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