NGC 2414 is located about 11,000 light-years from Earth. This week’s large-telescope target is the Medusa Nebula, also known as planetary nebula Abell 21 and Sharpless 2–274 in Gemini.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a groundbreaking discovery in the Flame Nebula, a star-forming region ...
The Tarantula Nebula sounds like it would be a better fit for Halloween than Valentine's Day. But just look at it. You can see why NASA thinks it's an appropriate astronomical gift for a day of ...
In this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, Hubble once again lifts the veil on a famous — and frequently photographed — supernova remnant: the Veil Nebula. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R.
Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula ... hair and even plastic," NASA officials said in the statement ...
In this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, "cometary knots" on the Helix Nebula show blue-green heads caused by excitation of their molecular material from shocks or ultraviolet radiation.