The Cone Nebula is a well-studied stellar object, especially given that it rests just 2,500 light-years away from our planet. What makes this new image of the Cone Nebula so breathtaking, ...

The Cone Nebula belongs to a larger star-forming region called NGC 2264, which was discovered in 1785 by German-born British astronomer William Herschel, who in 1781 discovered Uranus.

The Cone Nebula is next to the beautiful Christmas Tree cluster, also known as NGC 2264. The image was shared by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in celebration of its formation 60 years ago.

A dramatic new image of the Cone Nebula shows the pillar-like cloud of cold, star-forming molecular gas and dust in unprecedented detail. The nebula gets its name from its conical shape and is ...

NASA’s images of the Cone Nebula showcase its pillar-like structure in stunning detail, highlighting intricate textures created by interstellar gas and dust.

The Cone Nebula is a 2,500 light-year distant pillar of gas in the Monoceros constellation. Photo Credits: NASA This nebula's 7 light-year length is a birthplace for stars amidst towering gas pillars.

The Cone Nebula, located 2,500 light-years away in Monoceros constellation might take you back to one of your nightmares with beast throwing its head back in an angry red sea.

Cone Nebula: Located in equatorial constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn, in the Orion Arm of our own Milky Way galaxy, the Cone Nebula is a smoldering pillar of gas and dust that lies at an ...

Cosmic dust and gas are the building blocks of planetary systems. The images of the Cone Nebula, Orion Nebula, and NGC 2467, are some of the captivating NASA images of cosmic dust and gas.

Fox fur and cone nebula create Christmas tree cluster in Unicorn constellation What do a cone, fox fur, and a Christmas tree have in common The answe ...