By Khushi Pal
Published May 02, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: NASA

10 enchanting images of space captured by NASA 

The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) frequently shares enchanting images of space. Here are ten such images. 

This mesmerising image shows the gaseous remains of the supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219, located in the Small Magellanic Cloud.

This captivating image by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Helix Nebula. 

This stunning image features the star-forming nursery, Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules, surrounded by a hot bubble of ionised gas.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this striking image of the N44 nebula featuring glowing hydrogen gas, dust and massive stars. 

This breathtaking image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows red-coloured gas left behind by a stellar explosion of a white dwarf star. 

NASA captured this mesmerising image of the Butterfly nebula. The nebula features heated gas, which resembles a butterfly's wings. It is located within the Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation Scorpius. 

This glittering image shows the open cluster BSDL 2757 amidst red tones of gas and dust clouds. 

This mesmerising image shows the Tarantula Nebula, a large star-forming region featuring ionised hydrogen gas that lies 161,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this sparkling image of the star cluster Terzan 12, located in the constellation Sagittarius. ⁣

This image features the Wolf-Rayet nebula, a giant bubble surrounding a star about 30,000 light-years away.