7 surreal pictures of space captured by NASA

Rho Opiuchi is a popular place for astronomers to study stars. X-rays from Chandra are purple, revealing infant stars that flare and produce X-rays. 

 Orion Nebula: this region is a bit farther, about 1,500 light-years away.

A  spiral galaxy seen at a slight angle. X-rays from Chandra in purple show evidence for a supermassive black hole in its center.

MACS J0416 is a galaxy cluster, one of the largest objects in the Universe held together by gravity. 

This roiling cauldron of gas and dust clouds sprinkled with bright blue hot young stars is NGC 2467. 

 Two interacting galaxies known as Arp 142 observed in near- and mid-infrared light. 

Amid a backdrop of galaxies, a star shines brightly with a white-yellow light, slightly left of center. 

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports. Credit: NASA