I found this on the Internet. In March of 2006, an incredible news story was released about a double helix nebula found near the center of the Milky Way. I thought this might be inspiring astronomy research, for the high degree of universal order implied.
Astronomers report an unprecedented elongated double helix nebula near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, using observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The part of the nebula the astronomers observed stretches 80 light years in length. The research is published March 16 in the journal Nature.
“We see two intertwining strands wrapped around each other as in a DNA molecule,” said Mark Morris, a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy, and lead author. “Nobody has ever seen anything like that before in the cosmic realm. Most nebulae are either spiral galaxies full of stars or formless amorphous conglomerations of dust and gas — space weather. What we see indicates a high degree of order.”
http://www.physicalsciences.ucla.edu/research/doublehelix.asp
Carolien
