Nebulae
WISE Covers the Heart and Soul of Infrared Astronomy
[/caption] In about six months' time, NASA's WISE mission, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, has captured almost a million images,…
Young Stars Blast a Hole in Space
[/caption] There is a black patch of space in NGC 1999, and for years astronomers have thought it was just…
Herschel Spots Previously Unseen Stars in Rosette Nebula
Wow, what a gorgeous new image from the Herschel telescope – and what makes this especially stunning is that we've…
New VISTA of Orion
[/caption] Oh-oh-oh Orion! The new VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) infrared survey telescope has used its huge…
Pretty Picture of the Week: NGC 3603
[/caption] This magnificent image of the giant stellar nursery surrounding NGC 3603 was taken by the Very Large Telescope at…
Stunning New Look at the Cat’s Paw Nebula
[/caption] This striking new image shows the vast cloud of gas and dust known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula or…
Nebula Wallpaper
Want a nebula wallpaper to put as the background image of your computer desktop? Here's a handful of nebula images.…
Pillars of Creation
[/caption] The pillars of creation are a part of the emission nebula, or H II region, M16 (also called the…
The Eye of God
[/caption] There was an email going around a few years ago talking about "the Eye of God". This photo was…
Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
[/caption] Another gorgeous image from Hubble! This close-up of NGC 7023, or the Iris Nebula, shows an area filled with…