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The Helix Nebula, sometimes called the “Eye of God” because of its eye-like shape, is an example of what a star can look like at the end of its life cycle.Credit...MOTHRA Telescope Array/NASA, ESA, C. R. O’Dell and M. Meixner, P. McCullough and G. Bacon

New MOTHRA Telescope Captures Dying Star Debris Recycling Space Gas in the Helix Nebula

August 13, 2026 •

EL SAUCE OBSERVATORY, Chile — Astronomers using the groundbreaking MOTHRA telescope in Chile have captured...