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Cat's Eye Nebula: The Future of Our Sun?

Posted by Hemos on from the way-down-the-road dept.

Kierthos writes "Another great picture from the Chandra X-ray observatory shows us this Cat's Eye Nebula, which scientists believe may be what our Sun will look like in billions of years. While you don't have to pack any time soon, the nebula (images created from the Chandra observatory and the Hubble telescope) offers some insights into what happens to stars as they age into planetary nebula and white dwarfs. And much like articles on /. there are a few typos. Check out the article here. (And if anyone can find a better picture, post the link.)"

3 comments

  1. Links to better pics... by drudd · · Score: 3

    This is a cool animated gif showing the expansion of the nebula, and here are some nice hubble images.

    Doug

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    1. Re:Links to better pics... by Socrates0 · · Score: 2

      Better images are available from the Chandra Photo Album @ http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cycle1/1220/index .html

  2. D*mn you Hemos! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 1

    > ...what our Sun will look like in billions of years.

    Thanks for sending the stock market into another dive.

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