Nebulae
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…
Helix Nebula
[/caption] The Helix Nebula is one of the most familiar nebulae in astronomy, and it's been nicknamed the "Eye of…
Nebula Pictures
Here are some cool nebula pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. [/caption] This is a cool picture of the…
What Is The Crab Nebula?
The Crab Nebula, or M1 (the first object in Messier's famous catalog), is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula.…