The misnomer arose because of these nebulas' planet-like appearance when viewed by early astronomers through small telescopes. "Planetary nebulae were once thought to be simple, round objects with a ...
when they and the shell of gas that surrounds them are known as planetary nebulae. In one of them, called WeSb 1, the scientists discovered that the brightness of the star occasionally flickered.
Scientists agree the sun will die in approximately five billion years, but they weren’t sure what would happen next…until now. A planetary nebula marks the end of 90% of all stars active lives and ...
Skip to content viewer section. ABSTRACT A high‐dispersion optical (3700–10100 Å) spectrum was secured with the Hamilton echelle spectrograph at the coudé focus of the 120 inch (3 m) Shane telescope ...
This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. ABSTRACT The planetary nebula M94‐20 in the Large Magellanic Cloud was serendipitously observed with the Space Telescope Imaging ...