Space / 2006-01-19
The Mark of a Dying Star
NASA's image library records The Mark of a Dying Star.
Six hundred and fifty light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, a dead star about the size of Earth, is refusing to fade away peacefully. NASA Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes have captured the complex structure of the Helix nebula.
A CLOSER LOOK
Six hundred and fifty light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, a dead star about the size of Earth, is refusing to fade away peacefully. NASA Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes have captured the complex structure of the Helix nebula.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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