Scientists have discovered the world’s most powerful pulsar star. The pulsar, named VT 1137-0337, was discovered in a star cluster 395 million light-years from Earth. The radiation from this pulsar star is strong enough to push nearby particles to the speed of light. The pulsar was discovered by the Very Large Array Sky Survey telescope…
About 1,400 light-years away, the nebula, known as LND43, is blocked by dense molecular layers that block the light behind it from reaching us. The image also shows some parts of the “bat” burning up due to the birth of baby stars. He is standing 12 light years in the constellation Ophiuchus with his wings…
Giant spider in space!Tarantula Nebula
NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star. This beautiful telescopic view combines a composite color image with narrow band data that isolates light from hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the wind-blown nebula. The oxygen atoms produce the…
The bubble nebula is an emission nebula found 7100 light-years from Earth in the star Cassiopeia. (Also known as NGC 7635) The bubble formed around the nebula, which is about 7 light-years in diameter, due to the stellar wind emanating from the giant star SAO 20575, which shines brightly in the center. The star in…
The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and it is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years from Earth
IC 63 — nicknamed the Ghost Nebula — is about 550 light-years from Earth. The nebula is classified as both a reflection nebula — as it is reflecting the light of a nearby star — and as an emission nebula — as it releases hydrogen-alpha radiation. Both effects are caused by the gigantic star Gamma…
The best pictures of space!We are all excited about the arrival of James Webb, but let’s not forget that Hubble has gifted us with some of the best portraits of space.These stunning original images of the universe include: the Sombrero galaxy (infrared), the ring nebula, the spiral galaxy NGC 1566, the NGC 5195, the Veil…
The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the orange emission nebula at the far right of the featured picture. The horse-head feature is dark because it is really an opaque dust cloud that lies in front of the bright emission nebula….
It shows the remains of a star that exploded thousands of years ago! The entire nebula is about 110 light-years across, showing only a small fraction of it.
