A decades-old cosmic mystery may finally be solved. Scientists now suspect that the strange X-ray glow from a distant white ...

For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may ...

This Hubble mosaic is the highest resolution image ever made of the entire Crab Nebula, which is located 6,500 light-years away. These opaque, dark knots of gas and dust called "Bok globules" are ...

Since the 1980s, a strange X-ray emission has puzzled astronomers. At the heart of the Helix Nebula, a dying star may have ...

Hubble’s infrared imaging of Sh2-284 unveils stars hidden within dense gas and dust, offering insights into star formation.

Examples of those are the Andromeda Galaxy, Markarian's Chain, and the Veil and California Nebulae. Others, such as Caroline's Rose, Helix Nebula, and Triangulum Galaxy, are near-perfect fits. Unlike ...

Astronomers have been recording the signal for more than four decades, but this is the first time they've nabbed its origin.

Illustration of a planet being torn apart by tidal forces from a white dwarf. (Credit: CXC/SAO/M.Weiss) ...

A not-so-distant white dwarf named WD 2226-210 has been on our radar since the 1980s for releasing X-rays, now we may know ...

Since they were first detected over four decades ago, unusually powerful x-ray emissions originating from the site of a dying star called the Helix Nebula have proved an enigma astronomers. Now, we ...