Aug 22, 2024, 09:06 PM IST

Stunning images of outer space captured by NASA

Varnika Srivastava

Omega Centauri, a globular cluster in Centaurus, was first identified by Edmond Halley in 1677 and is the largest known globular cluster in the Milky Way.

Omega centauri

The Dumbbell Nebula, discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, is a 1360 light-year-distance planetary nebula in the Vulpecula constellation.

Dumbbell Nebula

The Carina Nebula, located in the Carina-Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, is a vast, intricate area of bright and dark nebulosity.

Carina nebula

Cat's Eye Nebula, a dying star in Draco constellation, emits glowing gas shells, creating a bull's eye pattern of concentric rings around it, located 3,262 light-years away.

Cat eye nebula

A supernova is a massive star explosion, triggered by gravitational collapse, resulting in the production of various elements like zinc, silver, tin, gold, mercury, lead, and uranium.

Supernova explosion

Messier 87, a massive supergiant elliptical galaxy in the Virgo constellation, contains trillion stars, a large globular cluster population, and a bright radio source.

M87 black hole

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a photograph of interstellar gas and dust elephant trunks in the Eagle Nebula, approximately 6,500-7,000 light-years from Earth.

Pillars of creation