Jun 30, 2024, 06:59 AM IST
The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars
The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars
The star V830 Orionis shines on the cloud of material left over from its formation, here seen as the NGC 1999 reflection nebula
The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases.
The Crab Nebula is an expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion.
These opaque, dark knots of gas and dust called "Bok globules" are absorbing light in the center of the nearby emission nebula and star-forming region, NGC 281
Columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16, the Eagle Nebula.
Closer view of the leftmost "pillar" of interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16, the Eagle Nebula
Mosaic of 45 images taken between Jan. 1994 and March 1995 of M42, the Orion Nebula
MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away
Closer view of the "cometary knots" in the Helix Nebula.