Discovered in the 18th century, the Helix Nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs ...
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The closest nebula to Earth is the Helix Nebula, which is about 700 light ... On the right is a view of the nebula in visible light, taken using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large ...
This color-composite image of the Helix Nebula was created from images obtained using the the Wide Field Imager, an astronomical camera attached to the 2.2 meter Max-Planck Society/ESO telescope ...
The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth ... observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, visible in the mid-infrared band. Results of the new observations ...
Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3,400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. It is classified as a planetary nebula, an ...
The Bubble Nebula is 7 light-years across and resides 7,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. The seething star forming this nebula is 45 times more massive than our Sun.
A part of space 4,000 light-years away is filled with baby ... Two views of the Lagoon Nebula, visible on left, infrared on right. Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI "Located at the center of the photo ...