Helix Nebula NGC 7293 PopGrip phone case a massive star is forming

a massive star is forming and blasting cavities through the clouds with a pair of powerful jets

approximately 6

Distance from the sun: About 67 million miles

The body shimmers cobalt blue

was chosen to mark the 26th anniversary of the launch of Hubble into Earth orbit by the STS-31 space shuttle crew on April 24

Helix Nebula NGC 7293 PopGrip phone case a massive star is formingThis colour composite image of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) was created from images obtained using the Wide Field Imager (WFI), an astronomical camera attached to the 2. 2 metre Max Planck Society ESO telescope at the La Silla observatory in Chile. The blue green glow in the centre of the Helix comes from oxygen atoms shining under effects of the intense ultraviolet radiation of the 120 000 degree Celsius central star and the hot gas. Further out from