Eye in the sky: Helix nebula

October 5th, 2012 3:01 pm by Awmtea Leo Khiangte

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Mizo tawngin ka let buang bar ta lo mai. Misualho chuan in hriat thiam vek tho kha… :-)

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This image of the Helix nebula combines ultraviolet images from Nasa’s Galex telescope with infrared views from its Spitzer Space Telescope. Photograph: Nasa/AP

This ethereal eye in the dead of space is the remains of a star that once resembled our sun in the constellation of Aquarius, 650m light years from Earth. The blue regions are intense waves of ultraviolet light that pour out of the dying star and heat up the outer layers of dust and gas, making them glow red, yellow and green in this image.

Known as the Helix nebula, the fading star belongs to a class of celestial objects named “planetary nebulae” in the 18th century, after their likeness to gas giants, such as Jupiter. At the heart of the image, red and blue regions combine to produce a vibrant pink core.

The death of a star is as certain as the end of life, and comes when its hydrogen and helium has burned away, to leave only a hot, dense white dwarf no bigger than Earth. Though tiny by comparison, the white dwarf has almost the same mass as the parent star, a teaspoon full weighing as much as several elephants, according to Nasa. Our sun will suffer the same fate in around 5bn years.

Le le leee le… In sawi zui ve hun :-D

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9 Responses to “Eye in the sky: Helix nebula”

  1. 1
    Asem Rp'z Says:

    coment ka hawng e

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  2. 2
    lrpa Says:

    universe tih vel hi chu a..a ropui bawn lutuk a..chiang taka han sawi fak tur pawh hi ka hre lo e. A mawi hle mai :)

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  3. 3
    Mx Says:

    Ka ngaihven loh lam tak ani :-D

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    James Bond Says:

    Mizo hming ka hre lo. Simengkerkur ani em aw?

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    Ignatia (33-115 AD) Says:

    650m ligt years ni lovin 650M light years emaw 650 million light years emaw a ni ang a. Pathian thilsiam hi turu deuh mai a ni asin. Mahse engmah hi chatuan daih zu han awm miah lova.

    A bengvarthlak e! Ka lo hre miah hlei nem… (Y)

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    beethugs2 Says:

    Kan Ni a thih a vang chuan kan boral ve hman dawn lo a ni maw :)

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    century child Says:

    Universe hi kan la luahkhat maithei ania, tuna khaw hrang2 kan in zinpawh ang hian planet hrang2, solar system hrang2 hi kan la in zinpawh mai ang a, hun a la awm zel te anih chuan..tih vel ka lo ngaihtuah mai2 a :-S
    A mawi khawp mai a.

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    Sihtea Says:

    Van thengrenga, Pathian thilsiam thilmak chhuisen rualloh te khi,
    kan la hmu chhuak leihleih dawn chauh chu a ni’a, 650 light years tluk zet
    a hla a, arsi puakdarh ang khi kan thiamna leh kan finna a san ang
    zelin, a dang pawh kan la hmuh belh zel angchu.
    Tih dang lama kan awm hunah, kan soler system hrang hrang te khi chu,
    Pathianin rem a tih chuan, kan la zir chiangin kan la hre chiang khawp ang cbu maw le. Khi ta pic a, kan hmuh ang khian, kan chen mekna,
    Earth leh, min hnaih tu Planet hrang hrang te paw’n thihhun puah darh hun chu eng tik ni ah e maw chuan, a la nei ngei dawn si a.
    A maherawhchu, Pathian mi e rawh cha tuanin, kan nungreng tawh zawk anga, ringlo mi te ti hlau thawnga ti phawklek thintu, kan Univers a,
    thil hlauh awm huai rap thlak pui pui leh, Vantirhkoh te chungah nen lam
    an ro kan la rel sak zawk dawn a ni. Thilmak chhuisen rual loh te siamtu,
    kan Pathian ro pui zia hi, lei a mi hring te thiamna leh fin na
    a san zawh pauh leh, tih lanin a awm zel ang.

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    Dr John Says:

    (Y) Van-theng-reng chu… :-)

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