Space / 2012-03-29
NASA SOFIA Captures Images of the Planetary Nebula M2-9
NASA SOFIA Captures Images of the Planetary Nebula M2-9
NASA's image library records NASA SOFIA Captures Images of the Planetary Nebula M2-9.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Researchers using NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy SOFIA have captured infrared images of the last exhalations of a dying sun-like star. This image is of the planetary Nebula M2-9.