The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars. The Trapezium resides in the ...
The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases. In its center ...
Earth, between sweltering Venus and frozen Mars, formed and orbits within a band where water could persist in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. Mars had surface water, but not as much as Earth, and ...
Additionally, he uses dual narrowband filters to selectively allow only certain wavelengths—those emitted by nebulae—through to the sensor, blocking most ambient light. While this approach ...
Situated 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, cold gas pillars like the Cone are typical in vast star-forming regions and serve as nurseries for emerging stars. Located 7,100 ...