Sentences with phrase «final planetary nebula»
The more matter spewed out along the equator rather than the poles, the more peanut - shaped, or «bipolar,» the final planetary nebula.
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Based on a culmination of ten years of research work, the new method to estimate more accurate distances between planetary nebulae and the Earth developed by HKU astronomers promises a new era in scientists» ability to study and understand the fascinating if brief period in the final stages of the lives of low - and mid-mass stars.
The final stages of life for a star like our Sun result in the star blowing its outer layers out into the surrounding space, forming objects known as planetary nebulae in a wide range of beautiful and striking shapes.
A planetary nebula is the detached outer atmosphere of a red giant star, which is one of the final stages in a medium - sized star's lifecycle.
In tribute to Hubble's longest - running optical camera, planetary nebula K 4 - 55 has been imaged as WFPC2's final «pretty picture.»
A planetary nebula is the final stage of life of medium - sized stars.