The Helix planetary nebula is constructed from matter ejected by a dying Sun-like star, almost 690 light-years away (Image: NASA, ESA, C R O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), M Meixner and P McCullough (STScI))
by , is a comprehensive look at the latest developments in our understanding of the birth, life and death of stars.
It features many colour images from , the and the .
The author is a professor of astrophysics in the at University College London.
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