The dying stages of stars continue to pose astronomers with many riddles, and the origin of such bipolar nebulae, with their complex and alluring hourglass figures, doubly so.

The planetary nebula dissipates over ~20,000 years, with only the core — a white dwarf — remaining behind. In the center of a planetary nebula, the core of a now-deceased Sun-like star heats ...

The Butterfly Nebula, located just under 4,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius, is a striking example of a planetary nebula, the end stage in the evolution of a small- to ...

Bizarre alignment of planetary nebulae Date: September 4, 2013 Source: European Southern Observatory - ESO Summary: The final stages of life for a star like our Sun result in the star blowing its ...

Planetary nebulae are expanding gas shells that remain after Sun-like ... with the VLT have led to the discovery of magnetic fields in a large number of stellar objects in late evolutionary stages.

A planetary nebula — so called because it looks like a planet when viewed with a small telescope — is formed in the late stage of the evolution of a Sun-like star.

Protoplanetary nebulae are simply the objects that happen before the planetary stage. With that being said… Protoplanetary nebula IRAS 13208-6020 Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA ...

New images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed intricate details of a dying star's final stages, NASA said Monday. The Ring Nebula images, featuring a glowing halo and vibrant colors ...

Planetary Nebula: An ionised shell of gas expelled by a dying star in the late stages of stellar evolution. Central Star: The remnant core of a star that emits high-energy radiation, ionising the ...

Planetary Nebulae only persist for about 10,000 to 20,000 years, and this one is apparently nearing the end of its life. As the gas becomes neutral or too diffuse to shine and the central white ...

Cleopatra’s Eye, or NGC 1535, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Eridanus. This nebula has an unusual structure that is similar to the better-known NGC 2392, with an outer region and a ...