10 stunning pics from NASA Hubble’s Messier Catalog

M1, the Crab Nebula, is the remnant of a stellar explosion that was seen in the year 1054 AD.

Peering deep into M1, this spectacular Hubble image captures the nebula’s beating heart: the rapidly spinning pulsar at its core.

This Hubble image of Messier 2’s core was created using observations taken at visible and infrared wavelengths.

This sparkling picture taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the centre of globular cluster M 4.

In order to capture M4’s oldest white dwarfs, Hubble took many snapshots of the cluster in infrared, visible and ultraviolet light, which were combined into this image of a small portion of the cluster.

Astronomers used the Hubble Space telescope to revisit one of its most iconic subjects, the so-called "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula (M16).

Observing in infrared light, Hubble pierced through the obscuring gas and dust of M16’s Pillars of Creation.

This haunting spire, captured by Hubble in visible and infrared light, is composed of cold gas and dust within M16.

Illuminated by ultraviolet radiation from young, massive stars on the right side of this photograph, M17, also known as the Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula, is one of the largest star-forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy.

This Hubble image captures a small region within M17. This hotbed of star formation is colored according to the chemical elements present