Take one look at supernova remnant Simeis 147 and you’ll immediately know why it’s called the Spaghetti Nebula. It lies in Taurus the Bull, near that constellation’s northern border with Auriga.

All the intricate tangles of gassy filaments that make up the Spaghetti Nebula used to be packed into a single star, somewhere between 8 and 15 times more massive than our Sun.

Fancy a cosmic spaghetti? NASA's latest Picture of the Day features the deliciously named celestial wonder, the "Spaghetti Nebula.". This celestial pasta party, also known as the Supernova Remnant ...

Ron Brecher. Meet Simeis 147, a tangled heap of cosmic clouds also known as the Spaghetti Nebula. Resembling a lumpy, sauce-covered meatball, the nebula measures about 150 light-years across and ...

With one exception, the Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147), you should be able to see all of these through binoculars or a 6-inch telescope. Designation: Diameter: Constellation: Right Ascension: ...

This image of the Rosette Nebula, about 3,000 light-years away, in the constellation Monoceros was shared by NASA. Quoted as "When Roses Aren't Red", this image features the beautiful star-forming ...

The nebula is located 960 light-years away within a larger region of gas and dust called the Perseus molecular cloud. Observations made with the telescope will help astronomers understand how ...

This image of the Rosette Nebula, about 3,000 light-years away, in the constellation Monoceros was shared by NASA. Quoted as "When Roses Aren't Red", this image features the beautiful star-forming ...