Gas,

 

Animation: Black Hole Destroys Star

2021 April 27

Planetary Nebula Mz3: The Ant Nebula


The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed.

Along the Western Veil

Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, are draped across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus.

NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Still Life

Is this a painting or a photograph?

Arp 87: Merging Galaxies from Hubble

This dance is to the death. Along the way, as these two large galaxies duel, a cosmic bridge of stars, gas, and dust currently stretches over 75,000 light-years and joins them.

M16 Close Up

A star cluster around 2 million years young surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas, M16 is also known as The Eagle Nebula.

M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind

Why is the Cigar Galaxy billowing red smoke?

The Ghost of Jupiter's Halo

Close-up images of NGC 3242 show the cast off shroud of a dying, sun-like star fancifully known as The Ghost of Jupiter nebula.

Carina Nebula Panorama from Hubble

How do violent stars affect their surroundings?

Top