A massive cloud of dust and glowing gases speckled with newborn stars in the shape of a seagull shines in a stunning image captured by a telescope in Chile. A new photo from the European Southern ...

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The Cocoon Nebula, an emission nebula spanning 12 arcminutes (1/5 degree) in the constellation Cygnus, is approximately 4,000 light-years distant and possesses a diameter of 15 light-years. This ...

Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has captured a dramatic view of the star-forming region IC 1396 — also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula — shining in deep space some 2,400 light-years from Earth in ...

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A sparkling stellar nursery appears reminiscent of the early universe in new images from the Hubble Space Telescope. The emission nebula, known as Sh2-284, is an immense region of gas and dust that ...

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NASA's Picture of the Day offers a haunting glimpse of the Horsehead Nebula, a celestial marvel sculpted by the forces of stellar winds and radiation. This striking interstellar dust cloud, located ...

An illustrative set of 8 individual WEAVE LIFU emission-line images of the Ring Nebula. The colour in each panel tracks the brightness of emission, with brown-red being the most intense, shading ...

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The Bubble Nebula (also designated NGC 7635) is a faint emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen near its border with Cepheus. It rides high in the sky at this time of year. You can ...