A new image from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope brings this enigmatic nebula, nicknamed the Cosmic Bat, into focus. ESO says it's the most detailed portrait of the nebula ...

A new photo of a nebula hidden near the constellation Orion reveals gas in the shape of a bat spreading its wings. Orion's bright stars emit powerful winds and light that have shaped the delicate ...

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captured a stunning new view of the Cosmic Bat, also known as nebula NGC 1788, as it stretches its hazy wings through interstellar space.

A photo of LDN 43, also known as a "cosmic bat nebula" was released just in time for Halloween 2022. ... James Webb Space Telescope captures new detailed snapshot of iconic 'Pillars of Creation' ...

New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.

A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

The most powerful telescope ever launched into space uncovered a cluster of forming stars within the "toe beans" of the Cat's ...

The original photograph was posted on Oct. 31, 2022, on the NASA website in the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" section. The image does indeed resemble a bat, hence its nickname. It is also known ...

Among the 11 nights between July and August that I spent shooting the Flying Bat nebula to accumulate a total exposure time of 39.5 hours, I was very lucky to capture Comet C/2023 E1 Atlas on Aug ...

New images and observations of the spectacular Orion Nebula have revealed normally hidden dusty regions and the odd behavior of very young active stars buried within them. IE 11 is not supported.

"Bat Shadow in the Serpent's Tail" should be the name of a heavy-metal album. But it's actually the term the European Space Agency used to describe a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope .

The discovery of a new and rarely seen nebula 10 billion light-years away has created a cosmic mystery: What is lighting up this dusty cloud of gases? Fox News Media; Fox News Media; ...