New Planetary Nebula Revealed by Kepler

A planetary nebula called Kronberger 61, or Kn61, has been discovered on NASA’s Kepler mission, and may help solve the question of whether stellar companions are key in the formation of these nebulae.
New Planetary Nebula Revealed by Kepler
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/fig1.jpg" alt="Kronberger 61's ionized shell of expelled gas resembles a soccer ball. Its central star is the slightly bluer star very close to the center. (Gemini Observatory/AURA)" title="Kronberger 61's ionized shell of expelled gas resembles a soccer ball. Its central star is the slightly bluer star very close to the center. (Gemini Observatory/AURA)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1795567"/></a>
Kronberger 61's ionized shell of expelled gas resembles a soccer ball. Its central star is the slightly bluer star very close to the center. (Gemini Observatory/AURA)