A satellite of the Milky Way.
Bright pink nebulae encircle a spiral galaxy.
Starburst cluster seems like a celestial fireworks show.
Three moons and their shadows cross Jupiter.
Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare pic of a gas cavity carved by the stellar wind and ultraviolet radiation from a young star.
A Bok globule nicknamed 'caterpillar'.
The luminous clusters and nebulae visible in Earth's night sky frequently bear names inspired by flowers or insects. One such example is NGC 6302, the 'Butterfly', a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation Scorpius.
Also known as Messier 16 (M16) and NGC 6611, and sometimes referred to as the Star Queen Nebula, the 'Eagle Nebula' is a young open cluster of stars situated in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745-46.
One of the most complex nebulae ever seen.
One of the first images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a dying star.