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The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams
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The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams

This image from NASA Spitzer and GALEX shows the Helix nebula, a dying star throwing a cosmic tantrum. In death, the star dusty outer layers are unraveling into space, glowing from the intense UV radiation being pumped out by the hot stellar core.

Date
2012-10-03
Photographer / author
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Collection
JPL
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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