By Khushi Pal
Published May 04, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: NASA

10 cosmic spectacles captured by NASA 

The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) frequently shares captivating pictures of space. Here is a look at ten cosmic wonders captured by NASA.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope took this image of a brown dwarf, located in the star cluster IC 348, which is about 1000 light-years away. 

This striking image features two actively forming stars buried deep in a cloud of gas and dust.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray captured this stunning sight of the Cartwheel Galaxy.

This enchanting image features a cosmic reef located within a star-forming region, about 163,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. 

This breathtaking image shows the Little Dumbbell Nebula featuring an expanding shell of flowing gases, located about 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus.

This sparkling image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a globular cluster, located about 30,000 light-years away from Earth.

Check out this mesmerising image of the star-forming region Sagittarius C. The image shows a cluster of baby stars sparkling amidst a cloud of dust.

This gorgeous image shows a star-forming region in the constellation Aquila, which features a protostellar jet, located about 7,200 light-years from Earth. 

This breathtaking image shows the Small Magellanic Cloud located about 200,000 light-years away from Earth.⁣⁣

This beautiful picture captures pink clouds of gas bubbles emitted from the star-forming region N11, the second largest within the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. 

NASA's Hubble Space and James Webb Space Telescopes took this surreal image of the Horsehead Nebula, located about 1,300 light-years away.