The wispy Pencil nebula shines in a new photo by the European Southern Observatory, but astronomers say it looks more like a witch's broom than a pencil.

A telescope in Chile has snapped a stunning new image of a speedy nebula that is named after a writing tool, but has a closer resemblance to a witch's broom, scientists say.Astronomers with the ...

The oddly shaped Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is pictured in this image from the European Southern Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The image was released on Sept. 12, 2012. 27,523 people ...

A telescope in Chile has snapped a stunning new image of a speedy nebula that is named after a writing tool, but has a closer resemblance to a witch's broom, scientists say. IE 11 is not supported.

"The brightest part resembles a pencil; hence the name, but the whole structure looks rather more like a traditional witch's broom." The Pencil nebula, also known as NGC 2736, is about 800 light ...

Witch's Broom and Wizard Nebula Shine in Dazzling Cosmic Photos. News. By Mike Wall published 31 October 2013 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The Pencil Nebula is pictured in a new image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This peculiar cloud of glowing gas is part of a huge ring of wreckage left over after a supernova explosion ...

Astronomers know it as the Pencil Nebula - but fans of fairytales would probably have called it The Witch's Broom. This new image was taken by the ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile.

One new image, from the University of Arizona's Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter (MLSC), depicts the dazzling Wizard Nebula, which surrounds an open star cluster 8,000 light-years from Earth called NGC 7380.

It may look wicked, but a stunning — if not scary — new view of the Witch Nebula unveiled by NASA for Halloween is actually the home of baby stars just beginning their cosmic lives. The image ...