10 mesmerising images of nebulae captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
A nebula is a giant cloud of dust, gas, and smoke in space that is emitted during the explosion of a dying star or the formation of a new star.
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Here is a look at 10 mesmerising images of nebulae shared by NASA.
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This captivating image shows a small region of the nebula Westerhout 5, which lies about 7,000 light-years from Earth.
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This stunning image features a star-forming nebula in the constellation Aquila, which produces a particular kind of massive star known as a B-type star.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this striking image of the N44 nebula featuring glowing hydrogen gas, dust and massive stars.
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This breathtaking image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Cone Nebula (NGC 2264), a giant pillar of gas and dust.
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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.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the ant nebula, which contains a dying star in its center.
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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.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this image of the Carina Nebula, capturing the birth and death of a star.
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This image features the nebula NGC 604, home to over 200 brilliant blue stars.
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This gorgeous image shows the Orion Nebula featuring more than 3,000 stars of various sizes surrounded by gas and dust.