Nebulae Collection

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In this photograph, the instruments of the Astro-1 Observatory are erected in the cargo bay of the Columbia orbiter. Astro-1 was launched aboard the the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (STS-35)

Onboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (STS-35), the various components of the Astro-1 payload are seen backdropped against a blue and white Earth

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This image of the Helix Nebula from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a fine web of filamentary
This image of the Helix Nebula from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a fine web of filamentary bicycle-spoke features embedded in the colorful red and blue gas ring

The spider part of The Spider and the Fly nebulae, IC 417 abounds in star formation, as seen in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

Tis the season for holiday decorating and tree-trimming. Not to be left out, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have photographed a festive-looking nearby planetary nebula called NGC

The Dumbbell nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

This mosaic image taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
This mosaic image taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, features three nebulae that are part of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud

Nebulae are enormous clouds of dust and gas occupying the space between the stars. Simply called LBN 114. 55+00
Nebulae are enormous clouds of dust and gas occupying the space between the stars. Simply called LBN 114.55+00.22, is seen here in an image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

This Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a rainbow of colors in this dying star, called IC 446. Like many other so-called planetary nebulae, IC 4406 exhibits a high degree of symmetry

Some 5, 000 light years (2, 900 trillion miles) from Earth, in the constellation Puppis, is the 1.4 light years (more than 8 trillion miles) long Calabash Nebula

Taken by the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), this image of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8, 000 light-years away

In 1986, NASA introduced a Shuttle-borne ultraviolet observatory called Astro. The Astro Observatory was designed to explore the universe by observing

This photograph was taken during the integration of the Astro-1 mission payloads at the Kennedy Space Center on March 20, 1990, showing the Broad Band X-Ray Telescope (BBXRT) at the left

The open doors of the payload bay on Space Shuttle Discovery await the transfer of four of the payloads on mission STS-95: the SPACEHAB single module, Spartan

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3), one of the payloads for the STS-95 mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B

Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae, late 3rd century BC-early 1st century. China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9). Bronze; diameter: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); overall: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)

Lunar Photograph, South Pole 1890 Paul Henry French In 1885 the Henry brothers, astronomers at the Paris Observatory, built a refractor telescope with a sophisticated clock drive designed

Mirror with Clouds and Nebulae, 200-100 BC. China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9). Bronze; diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)

This image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, shows three different nebulae located in
This image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, shows three different nebulae located in the constellation of Perseus

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has captured a huge mosaic of two bubbling clouds in space
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has captured a huge mosaic of two bubbling clouds in space, known as the Heart and Soul nebulae

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3), one of the payloads for the STS-95 mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3), one of the payloads for the STS-95 mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B

It may look like something from "The Lord of the Rings, " but this fiery swirl is actually a planetary nebula known as ESO 456-67

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NASA image release Feb. 17, 2011 b To see a hd vidoe of this sprial galaxy go to a href= http // /a /b The Hubble Space Telescope revealed this majestic disk of stars

The Cat's Eye Nebula, one of the first planetary nebulae discovered, also has one of the most complex forms known
The Cat's Eye Nebula, one of the first planetary nebulae discovered, also has one of the most complex forms known to this kind of nebula. Eleven rings, or shells, of gas make up the Cat's Eye

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