A Stormy Stellar NurseryA Stormy Stellar Nursery
<p></p> <p>This shot from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a maelstrom of glowing gas and dark dust within one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
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The Taurus Molecular Cloud Stellar NurseryThe Taurus Molecular Cloud Stellar Nursery
<p></p> <p>The intricate jumble depicted in this image from ESA’s Herschel space observatory shows the distribution of gas and dust in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, a giant stellar nursery about 450
Celebrating 25 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope Unveiling the UniverseCelebrating 25 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope Unveiling the Universe
<p><a href="http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2015-12-a-web_print.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>Launched in 1990, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has made more than 1.2 million observations of more than 38,000 celestial objects.</p> <p>In its 25-year lifetime the telescope has made nearly
Violent Orion Nebula Protostar Solves Meteorite MysteryViolent Orion Nebula Protostar Solves Meteorite Mystery
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p>Astronomers using ESA’s Herschel space observatory to probe the turbulent beginnings of a Sun-like star have found evidence of mighty stellar winds that could solve a puzzling meteorite
A Sequence of Star-Forming Regions in a Molecular CloudA Sequence of Star-Forming Regions in a Molecular Cloud
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>Just as children are sorted into age groups at school, so the seeds of new stars can also be found in ‘classes’ of others of similar ages. This is
NGC 7538: A Stellar Nursery for Massive StarsNGC 7538: A Stellar Nursery for Massive Stars
<p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p>The billowing clouds portrayed in this image from ESA’s Herschel observatory are part of NGC 7538, a stellar nursery for massive stars. Located around 9000 light-years away, this
New View of the Horsehead Nebula Taken by Hubble and Herschel Space TelescopesNew View of the Horsehead Nebula Taken by Hubble and Herschel Space Telescopes
<p>New views of the Horsehead Nebula and its turbulent environment have been unveiled by ESA’s Herschel space observatory and the NASA/ESA Hubble space telescope. </p> <p style="text-align:center" class="small" style="margin-bottom:8px;"><br /> Stunning new
Herschel Space Observatory Tells the Story of How Massive Stars Are BornHerschel Space Observatory Tells the Story of How Massive Stars Are Born
This three-colour image of the W3 giant molecular cloud combines Herschel bands at 70 μm (blue), 160 μm (green) and 250 μm (red). The image spans about 2 x 2
Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen Discovered by HerschelSome of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen Discovered by Herschel
<p>Astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen, thanks to the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions.</p> <p>Observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope
The Orion Nebula as You’ve Never Seen It BeforeThe Orion Nebula as You’ve Never Seen It Before
<p>This is the Orion Nebula, a vast stellar nursery located 1,500 light-years away. We have the Spitzer Space Telescope and its infrared camera to thank for this incredible image.</p> <p style="text-align:center"