Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo) ... Captured in both HaOIII (hydrogen-alpha and oxygen-III bands) and RGB (red, ...

The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, is a magnificent complex of hot gas and dark nebulosity located 5,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius.

In recent years astronomers probing the secrets of the Lagoon Nebula have found the first unambiguous proof that star formation by accretion of matter from the gas cloud is ongoing in this region.

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 ...

A spectacular new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the heart of the Lagoon Nebula. Seen as a massive cloud of glowing dust and gas, bombarded by the energetic radiation of new stars ...

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 ...

Captured in both HaOIII (hydrogen-alpha and oxygen-III bands) and RGB (red, green and blue) light, the image features a deep ...

(Image: ESO/VPHAS+ team) This is one lagoon you wouldn’t want to swim in without a suit. The Lagoon Nebula is a 100-light-year-wide stellar nursery where bright new stars are being formed.

The Lagoon Nebula, Messier object 8 (M8) or NGC 6523, in the constellation of Sagittarius, as seen by the Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall telescope in 1973. Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA ...

With New Moon occurring late tonight at 11:02 P.M. EDT, today is an excellent opportunity for yet more deep-sky observing. This morning, we’re dipping into the Lagoon Nebula (M8) in Sagittarius.

Lagoon Nebula: Located about 4000 light-years away, the Lagoon Nebula is an incredible 55 light-years wide and 20 light-years tall. This stunning nebula was first catalogued by Italian astronomer ...