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A Chameleon Sky
The sands of time are running out for the central star of this the Hourglass Nebula. With its nuclear fuel exhausted, this brief, spectacular, closing phase of a sun-like star's life occurs as its outer layers are ejected and its core becomes a cooling, fading white dwarf. In 1995, astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to make a series of images of planetary nebulae, including the one above. Here, delicate rings of colorful glowing gas (nitrogen-red, hydrogen-green, and oxygen-blue) outline the tenuous walls of the 'hourglass.' The unprecedented sharpness of Hubble's images revealed surprising details of the nebula ejection process and may resolve the outstanding mystery of the variety of complex shapes and symmetries of planetary nebulae. Image Credit: NASA, WFPC2, HST, R. Sahai and J. Trauger (JPL)
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Hatter up
Johnny Depp stuns the Comic-Con crowd with a surprise appearance Thursday at the “Alice in Wonderland” panel. THR’s Comic-Con blog is live in San Diego.
‘Harry Potter’ fends off film trio
VIDEO: Three new films face off against ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ this weekend: ‘The Ugly Truth,’ ‘Orphan’ and ‘G-Force.’
Walter Cronkite’s funeral draws colleagues, celebrities
Legendary CBS newsman Walter Cronkite, for whom the term anchorman was coined, was remembered by family and friends at a funeral …
‘Ugly Betty’ heads to TV Guide Network
In its first major acquisition since it changed programming direction under its new ownership, the TV Guide Network has picked up the cable off-network rights to ABC’s dramedy “Ugly Betty.”
Report: Entertainment biz slumping
A midyear economic report on regional effects of the recession says the entertainment industry has been slumping despite solid boxoffice this year and suggests that SAG’s fall elections could prove pivotal to Hollywood’s well-being.
Johnny Depp’s next is up in the air
Johnny Depp has a dizzying number of potential projects, none of which seems likely to result in a produced movie for him anytime soon.
Critic’s Corner Wednesday
Most major broadcast channels interrupt their prime-time lineups tonight for President Obama’s news conference (8 ET/PT). But …
Fox 2000 finds its ‘Wimpy Kid’
Zachary Gordon has nabbed the title role in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” Fox 2000’s adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s best-selling illustrated novels. Chloe Moretz is in negotiations for the female lead.
Morgan Spurlock to get ‘Supersized’
Morgan Spurlock, director of “Super-Size Me,” and his production shingle Warrior Poets are teaming up with Dark Horse for an original graphic novel that will act as companion to that 2004 movie.
Chapter Three of 12 exclusive Superman comics
Every week, usatoday.com features a new episode of the Superman serial running in Wednesday Comics, a weekly collection of 15 …
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