The Hubble Space Telescope took a spectacularly detailed image of the S106 nebula, which resembles a celestial snow angel. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Just in time for the holidays, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular view of a star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy that looks like a snow angel in deep space.

Observatories routinely release "holiday themed" heavenly photos come late December, and this time the Hubble Space Telescope bears good cheer for 2012 in the form of a cosmic Christmas ornament ...

Hubble has imaged the Veil Nebula before, most recently in 2015, but this newer image zooms in on a smaller area of the nebula to show it in detail.Its colors also represent different elements ...

This stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts a star-forming region called Sharpless 2-106, or S106 for short. Characterized by its "wings," it is classified as a bipolar nebula and ...

The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel. The outstretched “wings” of the nebula record the contrasting imprint of heat and motion ...

The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, or S106 for short, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel in this cool space wallpaper. The outstretched "wings" of the nebula record ...

'Hubble Telescope' Pic of 'Serenity Nebula' Is Truly Unreal Those clouds of dust and gas in space known as nebulae make for a beautiful sight. Nur Ibrahim Published Sept. 9, 2023. Image ...

Just in time for the holidays, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular view of a star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy that looks like a snow angel in deep space.

What it is: An emission nebula, or star-forming region, named Sharpless 2-106 Where it is: 2,000 light-years away, in the constellation Cygnus When it was shared: December 2011 Why it's so special ...

The Hubble Space Telescope took a spectacularly detailed image of the S106 nebula, which resembles a celestial snow angel. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Hubble's view captures furious activity in the nebula, with ridges and ripples of super-hot gas mixing with the cooler interstellar medium. A massive young star, called Infrared Source 4 or IRS 4 ...