A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of a portion of the Helix Nebula highlights comet-like knots, fierce stellar winds, and layers of gas shed off by a dying star interacting with its surrounding environment. Webb’s image also shows the stark transition between the hottest gas to the coolest gas as the shell expands out from the central white dwarf.
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The Comet NEOWISE on 15 August 2020 from Konská, Žilina District, Slovakia. It resulted the brightest comet in the northern hemisphere since Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997, but it would have been exceeded in brightness by comet Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS in 2024.
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Uranus was the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It was discovered on March 13, 1781, by astronomer William Herschel, although he originally thought it was either a comet or a star. Herschel tried unsuccessfully to name his discovery Georgium Sidus after King George III. Instead, the planet was named for Uranus, the Greek god of the sky, as suggested by astronomer Johann Bode.
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In this vivid and dynamic portrayal, dinosaurs look upward in astonishment at the dazzling sight of a comet streaking through the vibrant, psychedelic sky. The image bursts with a riot of colors and swirling patterns, evoking a profound sense of awe and enchantment. The dinosaurs themselves are depicted in bold, exaggerated forms, with their scales and features intricately detailed amidst the chaotic beauty of the cosmic scene.
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