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The NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Horse-head Nebula. It is the sharpest infrared ...
See views of The Horsehead Nebula, the Perseus Cluster of galaxies, spiral galaxy IC 342, irregular galaxy NGC 6822 and ...
The Hubble Space Telescope revisited the Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation, capturing them in visible light. The image reveals glowing gas, dark dust, and the nebula’s iconic rust-coloured pillars.
In addition to "10 novae, 52 nebulae, and 310 variable stars," one of Fleming's most notable discoveries included the Horsehead Nebula in 1888 — a horse-shaped cloud found within the Orion ...
A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits ...
Image caption, This is photographic plate B2312 in which Williamina discovered the Horsehead Nebula. The three black circles are the stars of Orion's belt. The Horsehead Nebula is circled just ...
The European Space Agency released full-color images captured by Euclid, the first-ever space telescope designed to study the dark universe. The images show spiral galaxies and the Horsehead Nebula.
When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive event, throwing out an explosion of heat and light — but it can create stunning new forms as well. A gorgeous new ...
A nice catch This week’s first large-scope object is planetary nebula NGC 2867 in Carina the Keel. Sir Patrick Moore included this object in his Caldwell catalog as number 90. You’ll find this ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an unprecedentedly sharp image of planetary nebula NGC 1514, revealing intricate details of its dying star. Located 1,500 light-years away, the nebula ...