This new space wallpaper of the reflection nebula Messier 78 was captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. This colour picture ...

The Dumbbell nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope. The nebula was named after its resemblance to a dumbbell as seen in visible ...

Blossoming like a giant cosmic rose, Messier 17 is a stellar factory where new stars are born. The nebula, which goes by many names including Omega Nebula, the Swan Nebula, the Checkmark Nebula, the ...

An exquisite, shimmering nebula draped in a veil of interstellar dust is the focus of an image released with new details today (Feb. 16) by the European Southern Observatory. The Messier 78 nebula ...

This new image of the rose-coloured star forming region Messier 17 was captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. It is one of the ...

New images show the Lagoon Nebula, classified as Messier 8, located just 5,000 light-years from Earth, as teeming with star formation activity. The mix of gas and dust has made the nebula a perfect ...

A new image of Messier 78, a nebula located about 1,600 light-years away in the constellation of Orion, reveals stars and other features that in previous observations, had been hidden by cosmic dust.

The “Messier marathon” prompts space hobbyists to spot 110 celestial objects in one night, and the best time to try it is in March Carlyn Kranking - Associate Web Editor, Science The Whirlpool Galaxy ...

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 - This picture taken on September 25th, 2019 shows The Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976, in the Milky Way.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Costfoto / ...