8 beautiful images of space shared by NASA

Swirls of bright green hues fill this view of space. In the center, the bright “heart” of the Crab Nebula can be seen. Stars dot the sky in the distance.

Many golden stars stud the darkness of space. Some of the stars have four diffraction spikes. At the center is a long, bright blue cloud of gas and dust with a bright core.

A close-up image of the Bug Nebula. Two giant, conical lobes, starting off bluish-green and blending into shades of red, erupt from a bright, central spot. 

A translucent cherry red blob floats in a dark sky packed with gleaming white and golden stars. The glossy shape is outlined by thin, more opaque red lines.

This image of a distant nebula is filled with innumerable stars of different colors and sizes. Dust and gas overlay the photo in areas of greater and lesser density

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photograph beside the United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the Moon’s surface. 

 Bright blue stars are scattered across a dense field of orange and yellow clouds of gas and dust. 

 Two interacting galaxies known as Arp 142 observed in near- and mid-infrared light. At left is NGC 2937, nicknamed the Egg for its appearance.

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