Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/webb-has-given-us-with-a-stunning-new-view-of-a-well-known-planetary-nebula/
winterblink on January 21, 2026 2:32 am Oh WOW. I remember seeing the Hubble photo of this and being amazed at the structure you could see. And now… this. Holy cow.
EnidFromOuterSpace on January 21, 2026 3:52 am GAAAHHHHHHH THE EYE!!! That damn thing scares the bejesus out of me every time I see it! Still phenomenally purty tho
Orik_Hollowbrand on January 21, 2026 4:41 am Images here: [https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/intricacies-of-helix-nebula-revealed-with-nasas-webb/](https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/intricacies-of-helix-nebula-revealed-with-nasas-webb/)
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Oh WOW.
I remember seeing the Hubble photo of this and being amazed at the structure you could see. And now… this. Holy cow.
GAAAHHHHHHH THE EYE!!! That damn thing scares the bejesus out of me every time I see it! Still phenomenally purty tho
Images here: [https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/intricacies-of-helix-nebula-revealed-with-nasas-webb/](https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/intricacies-of-helix-nebula-revealed-with-nasas-webb/)