Jul 26, 2024, 06:39 AM IST
These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus.
Bright-rimmed, flowing shapes gather near the center of this rich starfield toward the borders of the nautical southern constellations Pupis and Vela.
Based on image data from the Hubble Legacy Archive, distant galaxies form a dramatic backdrop for disrupted spiral galaxy Arp 188.
Globular star cluster Omega Centauri packs about 10 million stars much older than the Sun into a volume some 150 light-years in diameter.
A glow from the summit of Mount Etna stands out along the horizon in this mountain and night skyscape.
Jets of material blasting from newborn stars, are captured in this James Webb Space Telescope close-up of the Serpens Nebula
Image source: NASA