Irish astronomer Agnes M. Clerke coined the nickname “the Lagoon Nebula” in her 1890 book The System of the Stars. When we set our sights on M8, our gaze is taking us some 4,100 light-years away.

To find the Lagoon Nebula, locate the constellation Sagittarius and the famous “teapot” structure in the southern sky. Moving west in the sky, follow a line connecting the top of the teapot ...

The European Southern Observatory has released the first image collected by their new SPECULOOS instrument, and it's a stunning portrait of the Lagoon Nebula. SPECULOOS isn't designed to study ...

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the Lagoon Nebula, an object with a deceptively tranquil name. The region is filled with intense winds from hot stars, churning funnels of gas ...

The Lagoon Nebula is a colossal object 55 light-year wide and 20 light-years tall. Even though it is about 4000 light-years away from Earth, it is three times larger in the sky than the full Moon.

The seemingly mystical Lagoon Nebula is a budding star nursery also known as Messier 8. It is approximately 4,000 to 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer).

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.

Hubble previously imaged the Lagoon Nebula in one of its most famous photos, which was shared to celebrate the telescope’s 28th anniversary. This image also showed just a part of the full nebula ...

StarStuff image The Lagoon Nebula may sound tranquil, but this image reveals its stormy heart. Normally hidden from view, the heart of Lagoon Nebula is filled with intense stellar tempests ...

A sea of stars shimmers throughout the colossal Lagoon Nebula in this deep-space photo. The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, is a magnificent complex of hot gas and dark nebulosity located 5,000 ...

In this week's Astronomy magazine podcast, we'll help you observe the Lagoon Nebula (M8), the Trifid Nebula (M20), and the Southern Whirlpool Galaxy (M83) in your July night sky.