This is an artist's concept of the near stellar environment of the star Beta Pictoris. This illustration is based upon recent…
Messier 64 (M 64) has a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus, giving rise to its…
The Boomerang Nebula is a young planetary nebula and the coldest object found in the Universe so far. The NASA/ESA Hubble…
The Bug Nebula, NGC 6302, is one of the brightest and most extreme planetary nebulae known. The fiery, dying star at its…
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed the inner core surrounding the icy nucleus of Comet Levy more clearly than can…
The Cone Nebula resides in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The nebula is located…
This is a mosaic image, one of the largest ever taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide…
The Dumbbell, a nearby planetary nebula residing more than 1,200 light-years away, is the result of an old star that has…
Appearing like a winged fairy-tale creature poised on a pedestal, this object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and…
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of an unusual edge-on galaxy, revealing remarkable details of its warped…
Beta Pictoris![Black Eye Galaxy [M 64, Messier 64, NGC 4826]](../images/compendium/black_eye_galaxy_120_78.jpg)
Black Eye Galaxy [M 64, Messier 64, NGC 4826]
Boomerang Nebula![Bug Nebula [NGC 6302]](../images/compendium/bug_nebula_120_78.jpg)
Bug Nebula [NGC 6302]
Comet Levy![Cone Nebula [NGC 2264]](../images/compendium/cone_nebula_120_78.jpg)
Cone Nebula [NGC 2264]![Crab Nebula [NGC 1952]](../images/compendium/crab_nebula_120_78.jpg)
Crab Nebula [NGC 1952]![Dumbbell Nebula [M 27, Messier 27, NGC 6853]](../images/compendium/dumbbell_nebula_120_78.jpg)
Dumbbell Nebula [M 27, Messier 27, NGC 6853]
Eagle Nebula
ESO 510-G13