Picture Album: Nebulae

Eighth Anniversary Image of Hubble's Smash Hits Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud Gas Pillars in the Eagle Nebula (M16): Pillars of Creation in a Star-Forming... A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula Hubble Servicing Mission 4 Early Release Observations Young Stars Sculpt Gas with Powerful Outflows in the Small Magellanic Cloud... "Light Echo" Illuminates Dust Around Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis... Combined X-Ray and Optical Images of the Crab Nebula Light Echoes From Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis - December 2002 Star-Birth Clouds in M16: Stellar "Eggs" Emerge from Molecular... Infant Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud The Cat's Eye Nebula: Dying Star Creates Fantasy-like Sculpture... Hubble Snaps a Splendid Planetary Nebula A Perfect Storm of Turbulent Gases in the Omega/Swan Nebula (M17) Light Echo From Star V838 Monocerotis - April 30, 2002 Star-Forming Region LH 95 in the Large Magellanic Cloud The Helix Nebula: a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star Planetary Nebula K 4-55 Eagle Nebula (M16) Pillar Detail: Portion of Top The Hodge 301 Cluster: Multiple Generations of Stars in the Tarantula Nebula... Crab Nebula: a Dead Star Creates Celestial Havoc The Pistol Star: A Brilliant Star in Milky Way's Core Massive Star VY Canis Majoris - Polarized Light Nebula M1-67 around Star WR124 Spitzer and Hubble Create Colorful Masterpiece Cone Nebula (NGC 2264): Star-Forming Pillar of Gas and Dust The Eagle Has Risen: Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula Papillon Nebula N159-5 Planetary Nebula NGC 7009 Light Echoes From Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis – October 2002 The Center of the Southern Crab Nebula He2-104 Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) - December 17, 2002 Dying Star HD 44179, the "Red Rectangle," Sculpts Rungs... The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392) Abstract Art Found in the Orion Nebula Hubble's Black and White View of the Universe The Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant Hubble's 15th Anniversary Images of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and... Details of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus Light Echoes From Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis – September 2002... Edifice of Gas and Dust in the Cone Nebula A Dying Star Shrouded by a Blanket of Hailstones Forms the Bug Nebula... Jet in Carina Hubble Observes Infant Stars in Nearby Galaxy The Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star Reflection Nebula NGC 1999 The Cat's Eye Nebula's Intricate Layers Giant "Twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula R136: A Cluster of Massive Stars in Nebula 30 Doradus The Spirograph Nebula (IC 418) The Cat's Eye Nebula SN 1006 Supernova Remnant (Hubble) Peering into the Heart of the Crab Nebula Helix Nebula As Seen By Hubble and the Cerro Toledo Inter-American Observatory... Light Echoes From Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis – May 2002 Eagle Nebula (M16) Pillar Detail: Portion of Base Light and Shadow in the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) The Horsehead Nebula Light Echoes From Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis – October 2004 Hubble's Sharpest View of the Orion Nebula N 180B in the Large Magellanic Cloud Dense Gas and Dust Beyond the Outer Layers of the Cone Nebula Hubble Image of NGC 3324 NGC 6302 Jet in Carina: WFC3 UVIS Full Field Supersonic Exhaust from Nebula M2-9 Cassiopeia A: Colorful, Shredded Remains of Old Supernova Supernova Remnant N 63A Menagerie Visible Light (upper) and Infrared (lower) Views of Starbirth Region... Gas Plume Near the Edge of the Orion Nebula The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) Light Echo From Star V838 Monocerotis - December 17, 2002 Eye-Shaped Planetary Nebula NGC 6826 Butterfly Emerges from Stellar Demise in Planetary Nebula NGC 6302 Gas Plume From a Newborn Star in the Orion Nebula Stellar "Eggs" Emerge from Molecular Cloud: Closeup of Evaporating... Star-Forming Region in the Carina Nebula: Detail 1 Edge-on Protoplanetary Disk in the Orion Nebula V838 Monocerotis - September 2006 Star Cluster R136 - Wide Field/Planetary Camera The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) Star-Forming Region in the Carina Nebula: Detail 2 Iridescent Glory of Nearby Helix Nebula Details of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A Planetary Nebula MyCn18: An Hourglass Pattern Around a Dying Star Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 in Infrared and Visible Light Hubble Peers Inside Interstellar Bubble N44F Star WR 136 Tears Apart a Shell of Gas The Ring Nebula (M57) Nebula NGC 3603 Shows Life Cycle of Stars Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) - October 28, 2002 The Expanding Light Echo of Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis Details of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in the Extreme Round Planetary Nebula IC 3568 Light Echo From Star V838 Monocerotis - October 28, 2002 Orion Nebula Supernova Remnant LMC N 63A in X-Ray, Optical and Radio Radiation Gomez's Hamburger: A Sun-Like Star Near the End of Its Life Planetary Nebula NGC 6543: Gaseous Cocoon Around a Dying Star Carina Nebula Details: Great Clouds "Window-Curtain" Structure of the Orion Nebula Jet in Carina: WFC3 UVIS Close-Up of the Helix Nebula Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon)- September 2, 2002 Over the Edge Details of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A The Cygnus Loop Nebula: Shockwave from a Stellar Explosion Celestial Fireworks: Sheets of Debris From a Stellar Explosion (N 49... Light Echo From Star V838 Monocerotis - September 2, 2002 Eta Carinae: A Star On the Brink of Destruction Cygnus Loop: Blast Wave from a Stellar Time-Bomb Star Cluster Bursts into Life in New Hubble Image The Orion Nebula's Trapezium Cluster Supernova Remnant E0102 in the Small Magellanic Cloud The Trifid Nebula: Stellar Nursery Torn Apart By Radiation From... Crucible of Creation: Panoramic Image of Center of the Orion Nebula V838 Monocerotis - November 2005 Detail of the Star Wr124 and the Surrounding Nebula M1-67 Flash From Star V838 Monocerotis Echoes Through Space Close-Up of the Helix Nebula The Glowing Eye of Planetary Nebula NGC 6751 Vast Star-Forming Region 30 Doradus Star Cluster R136 Massive Star VY Canis Majoris - Visible Light Celestial Maternity Ward N81 in the Small Magellanic Cloud Light Echo from Star V838 Monocerotis A Protoplanetary Disk Silhouetted Against the Orion Nebula Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) - May 20, 2002 Supernova Remnant N 63A The Stingray Nebula: The Youngest Known Planetary Nebula (Hen-1357) Expanding Flash From Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus Jet in Carina: WFC3 UVIS/IR Composite Nebula N159 Supernova Remnant LMC N132D Firestorm of Star Birth In Galaxy NGC 604 NGC 5315 Two-Lobed Planetary Nebula Hubble 5 Light Echo From Star V838 Monocerotis - May 20, 2002 The Boomerang Nebula The Heart of the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20/NGC 6514) A Glowing Pool of Light: Planetary Nebula NGC 3132 Rainbow Image of the Egg Nebula Close-Up of the Helix Nebula Behind the Gas and Dust of Orion's Trapezium Cluster Butterfly-Shaped "Papillon" Nebula (inset) Found in Nebula N159... Full Image of Trifid Nebula (Messier 20/NGC 6514) Veil Nebula - Segment #2 Star Cluster R136 in Nebula 30 Doradus The Pencil Nebula: Remnants of an Exploded Star (NGC 2736) Rotten Egg Nebula (OH231.8+4.2) Changes in the Crab Pulsar Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A Pismis 24 and NGC 6357 An Old Star Gives Up the Ghost He 2-47 Cotton Candy Nebula (IRAS17150-3224) Nearby Dust Clouds in the Milky Way Comet-like Filaments Along the Inner Rim of the Helix Nebula's Gas Ring... Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 in Infrared Light Planetary Nebula NGC 3918 Comet-Like Knots Around a Dying Star in the Helix Nebula Orion Nebula ( NGC 1976, M42) Bow Shock Near Young Star LL Ori The Retina Nebula: Dying Star IC 4406 Orion in Miniature Symbiotic Star in the Southern Crab Nebula (He2-104) Blows Bubbles... Full Hubble ACS Image of NGC 3603 Star Factory at the Center of the Orion Nebula The Ant Nebula (Menzel 3): Fiery Lobes Protrude From Dying, Sun-like Star... The Crab Nebula From the Ground (left) and Its Interior With Pulsar IC 4593 Planetary Nebula NGC 6210 The Egg Nebula: Searchlight Beams and Multiple Arcs Around a Dying Star... Close-Up of the Helix Nebula Jet in Carina: WFC3 IR 'Double Bubble' of Gas and Dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud Generations of Star Formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud Scattered Light from the Boomerang Nebula The Orion Nebula's Biggest Stars The Great Orion Nebula Jet Structure in the Orion Nebula Close-Up of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula Veil Nebula - Segment #3 Carina Nebula Details: The Caterpillar Veil Nebula - Segment #1 Southern Crab Nebula (He2-104) Hen 1357: A Young Planetary Nebula Closeup of Jet in Trifid Nebula (Messier 20/NGC 6514) Planetary Systems in the Making: Dust and Gas Disks Around Young... Hubble's Latest Views of Light Echo from Star V838 Monocerotis Sculpting the Landscape The Ghost Head Nebula (NGC 2080) Stars Bursting to Life in the Chaotic Carina Nebula Stellar Winds and Radiation From Eruptive Star Eta Carinae Sculpt Gas... A Giant Star Factory in Neighboring Galaxy NGC 6822 The Stellar Death Process: Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 Flaring Disk in Mystery Object He 2-90 Close-up of Three Protoplanetary Disks in the Orion Nebula NGC 5307 Planetary Nebula NGC 6818 Supergiant Shell LMC-4 in the Large Magellanic Cloud Close-up of "Proplyds" in the Orion Nebula Pismis 24 - Double Star The Omega Nebula: Hotbed of Star Formation N11, the Second-Largest Star Formation Region in the Large Magellanic Cloud... The Orion Nebula: Stellar Birthplace A Protoplanetary Disk in the Orion Nebula Thackeray's Globules: Dense, Opaque Dust Clouds in Star-Forming... Silkworm Nebula (IRAS 17441-2411) Giant "Twisters" and Star Wisps in the Lagoon Nebula Carina Nebula Details Central Star of Nebula NGC 2440: One of Hottest Known Stars A Dying Star in Globular Cluster M15 Uncovering the Veil Nebula Spiral-Structured Planetary Nebula NGC 5307 Planetary Nebula NGC 2371 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A - March 2004 Mysterious Object He 2-90: Possibly a Duo of Aging Stars Trifid Nebula (Messier 20/NGC 6514) Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC 2261) Hubble's Planetary Nebula Gallery The Omega Nebula (Swan Nebula/M17) Carina Nebula Details: Pillar Cluster of Galaxies with Recent Supernova Nebula N81 in the Small Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A - December 2004 Orion Nebula's Planetary Nurseries Torched By Radiation from Hot Star Close-Up Images of the Orion Nebula Infrared Image Shows Brown Dwarfs and Infant Stars in Orion Nebula's Trapezium... Dark Globule and Stellar Jet in the Carina Nebula Massive Stars Sculpt Gas of Nebula N83B (NGC 1748) The Great Orion Nebula NGC 2346 Orion Nebula: Hubble Space Telescope View Vs. Ground-Based View Herbig Haro 32: Jets of Material Ejected From a Young Star Planetary Nebula NGC 3918 Butterfly Wing-Shaped Planetary Nebula NGC 2346 Pismis 24 Star Cluster Rotten Egg Nebula Stingray Nebula (Hen-1357) Pillars of Gas The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688) in Visible Light (left) and Infrared (right) Rotten Egg Nebula (OH231.8+4.2) Collision of Gases Near a Dying Star in the Helix Nebula Gaseous Streamers from Nebula N44C Flutter in Stellar Breeze The "Rotten Egg" Nebula: A Planetary Nebula in the Making The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in the Extreme Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style Mosaic of Carina Nebula Region Planetary Nebula NGC 6210 Planetary Nebulae -- A More Artistic Arrangement Planetary Nebula NGC 7027: A Sun-Like Star Burning Out The Dumbbell Nebula (M27) A Planetary Nebula (N66) in the Large Magellanic Cloud Stellar Metamorphosis: Butterfly-Shaped Nebulae Emerge from Stellar Cocoons... Failing Stars Hubble Snaps "Family Portrait" A Turtle-Shaped Nebula, NGC 6210, and the Structure Around Its Star (inset)... Cluster of Galaxies with Recent Supernova - Detail - April 24, 2006 Cluster of Galaxies with Recent Supernova - Detail - July 5, 2006