A new image from the Very Large Telescope captures a cosmic cloud referred to as the Running Chicken Nebula, given its bright 'beak' and characteristic shape.

9. Emission nebulae like IC 2872 form when the intense radiation of stars within or near the nebula energizes the surrounding gas and causes it to glow in various colors based on the type of gas ...

What better way to end than with some examples of said beauty and utility? After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...

like fog illuminated by the glow of a car’s headlights,” NASA explained. The trio of stars light up the nebula, giving it a spectral appearance. The smaller inset image is a wider perspective ...

N44 is a complex nebula filled with glowing hydrogen gas, dark lanes of dust, massive stars, and many populations of stars of different ages. Mounded, luminous clouds of gas and dust glow in this ...

“The misty glow, colorful stars, and lifelike gray dust formations combine to create an image of yearning cloud creatures at dusk, reaching for something just out of frame.” The Crab Nebula is ...