This sulphur-filled nebula, 5,000 light-years away, earned its “rotten egg” nickname. A fascinating cosmic wonder with a stinky secret!
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
In this Hubble telescope image, the fuzzy outer region is a disk of material embellished with a ring of comet-shaped objects, with their tails streaming away from the central, dying star.
Image Credit: NASA, Andrew Fruchter, and the ERO Team
The Orion Nebula, 1,500 light-years away, bursts with vibrant colours and young stars, painting a breathtaking cosmic canvas.
Image Credit: NASA
Located 20,000 light-years away, Westerlund 2 showcases young stars forming in thick cosmic clouds.
Image Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand
In the Small Magellanic Cloud, 210,000 light-years away, NGC 346 is a dynamic star-forming region teeming with activity.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Nota (STScI/ESA)
NGC 1501’s irregular, bubbly shape offers a rare view of a planetary nebula’s formation in space. Truly a cosmic sculpture!
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
SOFIA captures the magnetic field lines shaping the Keyhole Nebula, revealing hidden forces at play in the Carina Nebula.
Image Credit: NASA, the SOFIA science team, Y. Seo; ESO
The Swan Nebula is where gas and dust are heated by massive stars, revealing the process of stellar birth in vibrant detail.
Image Credit: NASA/SOFIA/De Buizer/Radomski/Lim; NASA/JPL-Caltech; ESA/Herschel
Digit Intro 2021
Digit Intro 2021