From Space.com: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Galactic Graveyard: 1,000 Relics of Dying Stars Discovered Astronomers have found the remnants of a thousand dead and dying stars in the southern part of the Milky Way Galaxy they described as a galactic graveyard. The findings, from a new sky survey, roughly doubles the known number of so-called planetary nebulae. These are a poorly named class of objects that represent the relics of stars that have made their dying gasps by casting waves of gas and dust into space to create often colorful bubble and hourglass shapes. Having so many new objects to study could eventually help researchers improve their understanding of the geriatric years for most stars. For the rest of the article: *here*
