NASA's SOFIA captures image of dying, outflowing star
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 08:30
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers using NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have captured an infrared image of the last exhalations of a dying sun-like star. The object observed by SOFIA, planetary nebula Minkowski 2-9, or M2-9 for short, is seen in a new three-color composite image.