NASA images: 10 stunning pictures of Nebulae captured by NASA

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

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.

This new Hubble Space Telescope picture of the nebula NGC 1333 offers a peek into the chaotic and messy star-formation process

This spectacular Hubble Space Telescope image shows a region called G35.2-0.7N, which is known as a hotbed of high-mass star formation

In honor of the fall foliage season, this image from the Hubble Space Telescope features a scene in red

A shroud of thick gas and dust surrounds a bright young star in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope

A snapshot of the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is featured in this Hubble Space Telescope image