Jul 28, 2024, 08:44 AM IST
Image of Eagle Nebula, captured by Chandra and released by NASA in honor of the 25th anniversary of the telescope's launch.
The unique planetary nebula NGC 2818 is nested inside the open star cluster NGC 2818A
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. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases.
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 absorbing light in the center of the nearby emission nebula and star-forming region, NGC 281
Mosaic of 45 images taken between Jan. 1994 and March 1995 of M42, the Orion Nebula
Image of the youngest known planetary nebula, the Stingray nebula (Hen-1357).
Stellar formation in the Papillon Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud