At its heart is a star cluster, NGC 2244, which contains several hot, blue, massive young stars; unlike its surrounding nebula, the star cluster is visible to amateur astronomers through ...

This is a fairly bright nebula, discovered nearly 240 years ago by astronomer William Herschel. Because of its brilliant colors, the Heart Nebula is an attractive target for amateur astronomers.

The Heart Nebula's shape is driven by supermassive stars in its core, with the blue colors produced by ionized oxygen and sulfur. The image comes courtesy of Paul Macklin, ...

Astrophotographer Juan Lozano de Haro spent more than 60 hours capturing this gorgeous image of two nebulae, nicknamed the Heart Nebula and the Soul Nebula (formally, they’re known as IC 1805 ...

These bright colors also serve to reveal the jets of high-energy particles that are being shot outward by the nebula’s central black hole, a microquasar known as SS 433 (red dot at center).

The Rosette Nebula blossoms in deep space, captured in this wonderful image taken by the high-resolution Dark Energy Camera, illustrating how hot, bright stars at the heart of the Rosette are ...

This stunning portrait of a star-forming nebula is a throwback to the birth of our own sun, 4.6 billion years ago. The Rosette Nebula blossoms in deep space, captured in this wonderful image taken ...

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