The 1840s eruption created the Homunculus Nebula, transforming this binary star system into a unique object. Its cause remains unknown.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team
The giant red nebula (NGC 2014) and its smaller blue neighbor (NGC 2020) are part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Credit: NASA, ESA and STScI
Bipolar gas bubbles from a double star form an hourglass shape in this nebula.
credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI
Features twisting interstellar "twisters" formed by stellar winds and the hot central star O Herschel 36, eroding surrounding clouds.
Credit: NASA/A. Caulet (ST-ECF, ESA)
Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history. The nebula is only 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth.
credit: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto
Called the Veil Nebula, the debris is one of the best-known supernova remnants, deriving its name from its delicate, draped filamentary structures.
credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team
Observed multiple times by Hubble, this nebula features a large "bubble" formed by stellar winds from a massive star.
credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Digit Intro 2021
Digit Intro 2021