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The Cone Nebula is part of a star-forming region of space, NGC 2264, about 2500 light-years away. Image source: ESO The Cone Nebula is a well-studied stellar object, especially given that it rests ...
The Cone Nebula, located 2,500 light-years away in Monoceros constellation might take you back to one of your nightmares with beast throwing its head back in an angry red sea.
The Cone Nebula belongs to a larger star-forming region called NGC 2264, which was discovered in 1785 by German-born British astronomer William Herschel, who in 1781 discovered Uranus.
A haunting image of the Cone Nebula, a star-forming region in the Milky Way Galaxy about 2,500 light-years from Earth, makes it appear like a mythological creature.
The nebula gets its name from its conical shape and is located in the turbulent, 7-light-year-long region of NGC 2264, which is a site of intense star formation located around 2,500 light-years ...
The Cone Nebula is next to the beautiful Christmas Tree cluster, also known as NGC 2264. The image was shared by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in celebration of its formation 60 years ago.
The Cone Nebula, a scenic formation of gas and dust, is part of a star-forming region called NGC 2264. It has an eerie appearance in the VLT image, ...
A new picture shows a nebula 2,500 light-years away in spectacular detail. The Cone Nebula was snapped by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. This is one of the largest ...
The namesake shape of the Cone Nebula is due to giant clouds of cold molecular gas and dust, which tend to form new stars. Newborn blue stars within these clouds emit powerful stellar winds and ...
The Cone Nebula, located 2,500 light-years away in Monoceros constellation might take you back to one of your nightmares with beast throwing its head back in an angry red sea.