By Khushi Pal
Published Mar 21, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: NASA

10 spectacular cosmic wonders captured by NASA

The universe is made up of cosmic wonders that offer a captivating sight. NASA often shares breathtaking images of the universe. 

Here is a look at ten spectacular cosmic wonders of the universe captured by NASA.

This captivating image captured by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Explorer (WISE) shows the Rosette nebula, a vast star-forming cloud of dust and gas in the Milky Way galaxy.

This stunning composite image captures the Christmas Tree Cluster, home to young stars, about 2,500 light-years from Earth.

This image is captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope, which features the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, emitting sulfur, oxygen, argon and neon gases. 

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the Jellyfish galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy with a long tail of hot gas extending across 260,000 light-years of space.

This striking image features the star-forming region G035.20-0.74, known for producing massive stars called B-type stars. 

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory captured this sparkling portion of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) galaxy, one of the closest galactic neighbours of the Milky Way galaxy.

This mesmerising image shows the formation of a star in the Cigar galaxy, located about twelve million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. 

This breathtaking image shows the Necklace Nebula, which was created by a pair of tightly orbiting sun-like stars. 

This marvellous image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) in hues of pink gas, emitted by the star cluster NGC 346 in the galaxy's centre. 

This gorgeous image features Andromeda, the Milky Way galaxy's giant neighbouring galaxy, located 2.5 million light-years away.