The Horsehead, also known as Barnard 33, is a cold, dark cloud of gas and dust silhouetted ... also imaged the nebula in 2013 in near-infrared light, making it appear transparent and ethereal.

These giant clouds of dust and gas that fill the space between ... Like a majestic cosmic cloud, the nebula appears transparent here because the photo was taken with infrared imaging.

Here’s how it works. A nebula is a giant cloud of gas and dust located in the space between stars. Nebula is Latin for "mist, vapor, fog, smoke, exhalation," but in an astronomical context ...

Amid an enormous cloud of dust and gas, thousands of stars are forming ... These pictures show the Tarantula Nebula, located about 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud ...

A colossal pillar of gas and dust towering 9.5 light-years tall, this spectacular structure in the Eagle Nebula highlights the breathtaking beauty sculpted by the forces of star formation.

A nebula is a mesmerizing cloud of gas and dust in space, often serving as a stellar nursery where new stars are born. NASA has shared some breathtaking images of these cosmic wonders. Here are 5 ...

In around 10 million years’ time, the radiation from these stars will have pushed away so much of the dust and gas that the nebula will disappear, leaving just the stars remaining without their ...

Stellar winds from the four hot massive Trapezium stars have created a vast cavity in the surrounding dust and gas, allowing us to see them clearly. As you explore the dark Orion Nebula ...

The Ring Nebula is a common target for space enthusiasts and is known for a donut-shaped ring of dust and gas that can even be viewed with backyard telescopes in the summer months. “I first saw ...

This reflection nebula, located about 1200 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Carina (the keel), is a double-lobed, or bipolar, cloud of gas and dust created and illuminated by ...

NASA has unveiled a newly reprocessed image from theHubble Space Telescope that offers a stunning look at a 9.5-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust rising from the heart of the Eagle Nebula ...

Gum 3 is an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that is roughly 3,600 light-years away, between the Monoceros and Canis Major constellations. The nebula’s name does not come from colors reflected ...