nebulae

Digital artwork by <n>Taylor Anderson</n>.

<n>Melanie King</n>'s platinum-palladium print of the <n>Butterfly Nebula</n> (NGC 6302).

An artist's impression of the first stars in the universe by <n>Adolf Schaller</n> for <n>STScI</n>.

A composite image of the runaway star <n>Zeta Ophiuchi</n> from <n>NASA</n>'s <n>Spitzer</n> and <n>Chandra</n> telescopes.

The <n>IC 348</n> star cluster, captured by the <n>James Webb Space Telescope</n>.

A simulation of a galaxy merger by <n>Molly Peeples</n> and <n>Chris Henze</n> for <n>NASA</n>.

The <n>Mystic Mountain</n> in the <n>Carina Nebula</n>, captured by the <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>.

The <n>Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)</n> in the constellation Cepheus. Photo by <n>Bray Falls</n>.

An astrophotograph of the <n>Horsehead Nebula</n> by <n>Felix</n>.

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The young, triple-star system <n>HP Tau</n>, captured by <n>NASA</n>'s <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>.

The <n>Tarantula Nebula</n> captured by the <n>NASA Webb Telescope</n>. Credit: <n>NASA</n>, <n>ESA</n>, <n>CSA</n>, and <n>STScI</n>.

The <n>James Webb Space Telescope</n> captures <n>Herbig-Haro 46/47</n>, a pair of actively forming stars.

The <n>Ant Nebula (Mz 3)</n> photographed by the <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>. Credit: <n>NASA</n>, <n>ESA</n>.

<n>Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules</n> (frEGGs) captured by the <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>.

The nebula <n>IRAS 05437+2502</n> in the constellation Taurus. Photo by <n>NASA</n>, <n>ESA</n>, and the <n>Hubble Heritage Team</n>.