Saturday, October 6, 2012

Recently from Space

Glowing Helix Nebula


A radiant dying star.  Located 650 light years from Earth the Helix nebula is the cosmic remains of a dying star.  In this combined image released Oct.3, 2012 from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, the star's dusty outer layers glow from ultraviolet radiation being pumped out by its stellar core

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