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Webb’s Lava-Lamp View of the Eye of God: Helix Nebula Revealed

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Webb’s Lava-Lamp View of the Eye of God: Helix Nebula Revealed
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have released a highly detailed infrared image of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a nearby planetary nebula nicknamed the Eye of God. The image shows hot gas winds from a dying star colliding with older shells of gas and dust, revealing comet-like knots and layered structures, and offering a glimpse of our Sun’s distant future as well as the potential for planet formation in the surrounding dust.

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  3. The Helix Nebula looks like the ‘Eye of God’ in these spectacular new JWST images  Scientific American
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  5. Webb reveals Helix Nebula in glistening detail  European Space Agency

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