This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars ...
The team determined the nebula to have an ellipsoidal shape using Submillimeter Array (SMA) radio-wavelength mapping of emission from carbon monoxide (CO) gas. The CO emission reveals cold, molecular ...
If you can see that object easily, then try for the wonder many observers consider the ultimate challenge object — the Horsehead Nebula. This dark protrusion sits in front of emission nebula IC ...
With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.
Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...
It’s also the 11th object on Sir Patrick Moore’s Caldwell list and No. 162 on Stewart Sharpless’ list of emission nebulae. The easiest way to find it (without a go-to drive) is to first find ...
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What Is a Nebula?
The soft light from a nebula may also come from the ambient radiation released by the nebular cloud itself. This type of cosmic cloud is known as an emission nebula. One of the most famous is the ...
We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a ...