This artist's concept showcases both the visible and infrared visualizations of the Orion Nebula, looking down a 'valley' leading to the star cluster at far end. The Spitzer data show young stars plus diffuse emission from dust. The 'Serpent' Star-Forming Cloud Spawns Stars As seen in infrared light, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer reveals SH 2-235 to be a huge star formation complex. This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Orion nebula, our closest massive star-making factory, 1,450 light-years from Earth. 'NASA Selfies' and TRAPPIST-1 VR Apps Now Available The Cats Paw Nebula, imaged here by NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope, shows a dark filament running through the middle, composed of dense gas and dust. Oxygen No Longer Lost in Space Crab Nebula from Five Observatories This image by NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope shows W40, a nebula, or a giant cloud of gas and dust. Iridescent Glory of Nearby Helix Nebula This image composite shows a part of the Orion constellation surveyed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Astronomers have studied two star clusters using NASA's Chandra and infrared telescopes. A selection of the best-known images from a half-century of exploration and discovery March of Asteroids Across Dying Star Visible and Infrared Visualization of the Orion Nebula (Artist's Concept) Imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, this magnificent nebula resembles a butterfly floating through space and was formed by the stars that were born, lived and died in it. This infrared image from NASAs Spitzer Space telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust carved out by a massive star. Infrared Spotlight on Orion's Sword A colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic scene in this new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The Orion nebula, our closest massive star-making factory, is the brightest spot near the hunter's sword. Studied by astronomers, Serpens Cloud Core is one of the youngest collections of stars ever seen in our galaxy. Visible and Infrared Visualization of the Orion Nebula (Artist's Concept) The 'Serpent' Star-Forming Cloud Spawns Stars December 2, 1999 Orion Nebula … The Orion nebula is featured in this sweeping image from NASA's WISE.
In December 1993, the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) was installed on the Hubble Space Telescope to correct a devastating error in the telescope's primary mirror. Also named the Triangulum galaxy, M33 is one of largest members in our small neighborhood of galaxies -- the Local Group. Backlit wisps along the Horsehead Nebula's upper ridge are being illuminated by Sigma Orionis, a young five-star system just off the top of this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. Resembling an opulent diamond tapestry, this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a glittering star cluster that contains a collection of some of the brightest stars seen in our Milky Way galaxy called Trumpler 14. Access to the full library of publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs Storm of Stars in the Trifid Nebula The famous Horsehead nebula takes on a ghostly appearance in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope took this image of the California Nebula on Jan. 25, 2020, five days before the spacecraft was decommissioned. Voyager 1 Entering Interstellar Space (Artist Concept)