10 amazing astronomy images of Nebulae captured by NASA

The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas.

The star V830 Orionis shines on the cloud of material left over from its formation.

 This is the Helix Nebula which is an example of a planetary nebula.

This is the Crab Nebula which is an expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion. 

These opaque, dark knots of gas and dust called "Bok globules" 

Abell 78 is an unusual type of planetary nebula. 

This Hubble image captures a portion of a dark nebula in the constellation Cepheus.

Cleopatra’s Eye, or NGC 1535, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Eridanus.

Source: NASA