This amazing Hubble view, which looks deep into M1, shows the swiftly rotating pulsar at the center of the nebula. An expanding ring is formed by luminous wisps traveling outward at half the speed of light from the pulsar, which is the rightmost of the two bright stars at the image's center.
The Cat's Eye Nebula, officially known as NGC 6543, is not only among the most intricate planetary nebulae observed in space, but it was also among the first to be found. When a Sun-like star softly expels its outer gaseous layers, a planetary nebula is created. This dazzling nebula has wonderful and perplexing features.
A growing remnant of a star's supernova explosion is known as the Crab Nebula. This terrible event was documented by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1054 AD, almost a millennium ago, and probably by Native Americans as well. Since the star burst, the blazing remnant has been growing, reaching a width of about 11 light-years.
Since its discovery more than a century ago, the famous Horsehead Nebula has been featured in astronomy literature. Both amateur and professional astronomers love to focus on the nebula. The nebula appears in a distinct light, as seen in infrared wavelengths, in this picture from the Hubble Space Telescope.
A growing disk of gas and dust envelops the star AG Carinae. The nebula is roughly five light-years wide, which is the same distance as Alpha Centauri, our closest star. About 10,000 years ago, when our ancestors were just starting to farm, one or more massive eruptions produced the enormous structure.
MyCn18 is actually shaped like an hourglass with a complex pattern of "etchings" in its walls, according to this Hubble image. This image was created by combining three different photos that were shot in the light of doubly ionized oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and ionized nitrogen (red).