3 papers
astro-ph.SR2024
The Molecular Exoskeleton of the Ring-like Planetary Nebula NGC 3132
Joel H. Kastner, David Wilner, Paula Moraga Baez +4
We present Submillimeter Array (SMA) mapping of CO , CO , and CN emission from the Ring-like planetary nebula (…
astro-ph.SR2023
NGC 6302: The Tempestuous Life of a Butterfly
Bruce Balick, Lars Borchert, Joel H. Kastner +4
NGC 6302 (The ''Butterfly Nebula'') is an extremely energetic bipolar nebula whose central star is among the most massive, hottest, and presumably rapidly evolving of all central s…
astro-ph.SR2023
The messy death of a multiple star system and the resulting planetary nebula as observed by JWST
Orsola De Marco, Muhammad Akashi, Stavros Akras +66
Planetary nebulae (PNe), the ejected envelopes of red giant stars, provide us with a history of the last, mass-losing phases of 90 percent of stars initially more massive than the…