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Columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16, the Eagle Nebula.
Closer view of the leftmost "pillar" of interstellar hydrogen gas and dust in M16, the Eagle Nebula.
Mosaic of 45 images taken between Jan. 1994 and March 1995 of M42, the Orion Nebula.
MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away.
Collision of two gasses ("cometary knots") in the Helix Nebula in the constellation Aquarius
Closer view of the "cometary knots" in the Helix Nebula
The Crab Nebula, M1, as imaged by HST and the Mount Palomar telescope.
Star forming region in the nebula NCG 604, in the nearby sprial galaxy M33, as imaged by HST and the Mount Palomar telescope.
Star forming region in the nebula NCG 2366, in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366, as imaged by HST and the Canada-France-Hawaii (CFHT) 3.6-meter telescope on Mauna Kea.
One-half light-year long interstellar "twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula (M8) in the constellation Sagittarius.
Closer view of the "twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula.
Image of the youngest known planetary nebula, the Stingray nebula (Hen-1357).
Stellar formation in NGC 3603.
Stellar formation in the Papillon Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Close-up of the "Southern Crab Nebula" (He2-104).