May 15, 2024, 07:36 AM IST
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 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 is an image of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away
Sharpest view yet of the most famous of all planetary nebulae: the Ring Nebula (M57).
Rising from a sea of dust and gas like a giant seahorse, the Horsehead nebula is one of the most photographed objects in the sky.
Bow shock around a very young star in the nearby Orion nebula, an intense star-forming region of gas and dust.
image of a celestial object called the Ant Nebula may shed new light on the future demise of our Sun