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.

A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

This spectacular star-forming region is one of the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first close-up image of the cosmos, offering an extraordinary new perspective on the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20), located 5,000 light-years away in ...

A new image of the Trifid Nebula, shows just why it is a firm favorite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so named for the dark dust bands that trisect ...

The Trifid Nebula is located about 5,200 light-years from Earth. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year, or about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion kilometers).

The Trifid Nebula (M20) is the trifecta of deep-sky objects: It combines a blue reflection nebula with an emission nebula glowing in red Hydrogen-alpha (Hα) light, all divvied up by opaque lanes ...

The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in ...

One of the remarkable aspects of the Trifid Nebula is its youthful age. NASA estimates that this star-forming region is a mere 300,000 years old, making it one of the youngest emission nebulas ...

Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo) Anthony Wood. Fri, June 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM UTC. 2 min read.