Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas illuminated from within by radiation cast out by generations of energetic young stars.

In the brightest region within the nebula, some observers see the bird’s head, while others see a chicken’s butt. By Laura Baisas Published Dec 21, 2023 2:45 PM EST Get the Popular Science ...

The plenary nebula about 2,600 light-years away can be seen with backyard telescopes and boasts stunning colors. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY ...

Astronomers at the Very Large Telescope are firing lasers at the Carina Nebula, one of the most active and brightest nebulas in the sky over the last 200 years.

In this short video, viewers slip through the colorful clouds, bright stars and detailed structures of the popular nebula.The visualization was created using real data from the Hubble and Spitzer ...

Horsehead Nebula IC 443 in the constellation Orion. IC443 is a large Hydrogen emission cloud in Orion, close to the bright triple star Alnitak, ... Most Popular Stories ...

The Ring Nebula’s distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old dying Sun ...

Popular. Last day 1 week 1 month all. ... NGC 6302, dubbed the Butterfly Nebula, ... Astronomy Jun 18, 2020 9. 14258. How are planets formed? How did the Solar System's planets come to ...

Nebulas are colorful, gorgeous clouds that are capable of giving birth to stars. You may have seen pictures of nebulas on a phone case or on clothing. But why do they look so cool, ...

The Sh2-46 nebula has been captured by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. The nebula is 6000 light years away from Earth. Credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team. Music: Mylonite - ...

The nebula itself measures about 24 light years across, and is about 3 million years old. Nebulae like Orion are areas of active star formation, where gas and dust from interstellar clouds collect ...