Parte da Nebulosa da Tarântula localizado dentro da Grande Nuvem de Magalhães (pequena galáxia próxima da Via Láctea) - NASA
Remix Nebula ...So what is a nebula? It is a cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other gases that attract matter and materials to clump. These so called clumps form stars, planets, and other planetary systems. In simple, Nebulae are where the stars are formed! (Wikipedia)
The Horsehead Nebula is a cloud of ionized-hydrogen in the constellation Orion. These clouds are lit from within by young, hot stars. The interstellar dust absorbs the light from part of the ionized cloud creating this beautiful contrast. Image Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA):
Space Photo of the Day 2013
This is probably the most amazing photo you will see of the Orion nebula's center, a cloud of gas and dust known as M42. The work was created by Adam Block at the Mount Lemon Sky Center observatory in Arizona. Image: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Venus is the brightest planet in our solar system, has a hellish atmosphere, and is covered in volcanoes. Learn more about planet Venus here.
Via Hubble: The cosmic "ice sculptures" of the Carina Nebula. Scientists are still trying to explain the beautiful spires.A nebula from Latin: "cloud"is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases. Originally, nebula was a name for any diffuse astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the Milky Way. I'm pretty sure this is Superman's ice palace.
The Monkey Nebula, NGC2174 is a cloud of gas and dust that surrounds the star cluster NGC2175. The colors in this image may look like brush strokes of paint but actually represent specific wavelengths of infrared light. Particles of interstellar dust are warmed by the star cluster in the center of the nebula, which WISE (NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) represents by the colors green and red. The blue and cyan stars scattered throughout the image are hot compared to the dust.
My full moon (montage) by Gabor Jonas, constructed from this wallpaper: http://picc.it/c/wallpapers/pictures/album/wallpaper_28/id/4144413/@earth_and_stars_from_outer_spa#/size/original Not sure who put the ISS in the mix -- it wasn't in Gabor Jonas' original montage.
ESA’s Herschel infrared space telescope has made an unexpected discovery: a dark hole in space. The hole has provided astronomers with a surprising glimpse into the end of the star-forming process. A cloud of bright reflective gas known to astronomers as NGC 1999 sits next to a black patch of sky. For most of the 20th century, such black patches have been known to be dense clouds of dust and gas that block light from passing through.