Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...
With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.
The Cold War fueled a global race for technological and industrial dominance, leading to rapid fossil fuel expansion, nuclear ...
Explore the breathtaking beauty of the cosmos with seven incredible images of star clusters and galaxies captured by NASA.
This Hubble mosaic is the highest resolution image ever made of the entire Crab Nebula, which is located 6,500 light-years away. These opaque, dark knots of gas and dust called “Bok globules” are ...
Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning red image of the Tarantula Nebula. it is a star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy. Hubble captured one of the most dynamic ...
Nebulae come in different types, such as emission, reflection, and dark nebulae. One of the most well-known and visible examples is the Orion Nebula. NASA uses cutting-edge telescopes and instruments ...
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Because nebulae emit specific wavelengths of light, camera filters are able to pick up on those to help them pop. Sultan’s photograph of twin emission nebulae won him the Royal Society ...
Most were identified as star clusters, nebulae, supernova remnants, or glowing clouds of gas. However, 40 of these objects stood apart. These mysterious whirlpool-like shapes, collectively called the ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Ring Nebula as captured in visible light by Hubble Space Telescope (left); in radio ...