Supernova remnant IC 443, found near the star Eta Geminorum (which lies near Castor) is also known as the Jellyfish nebula. Scientists say this one is particularly intriguing as it offers insight into how stellar explosions interact with their environment.
Following a supernovae explosion or a collision with nearby star, a view of a runaway star AE Aurigae racing away from its original home. The cloud is called the Flaming Star Nebula.
The reflection nebula IRAS 12116-6001. This cloud of interstellar dust cannot be seen directly in visible light, but detectors observed the nebula at infrared wavelengths.
A composite of the Sculptor galaxy shown in different infrared hues. The red image at bottom right shows the galaxy's active side.
A hidden star-forming cloud complex of dust and gas located in the constellation of Cepheus. The dust in these nebulae blocks visible light passing through it. The cloud and its contents are mostly hidden when viewed in visible light.
The LBN nebulae is named after the astronomer who published a catalogue of nebulae in 1965, LBN stands for "Lynds Bright Nebula."
The Rosette nebula located within the constellation Monoceros, or the Unicorn. It is considered to be a huge star-forming cloud of dust and gas in the Milky Way Galaxy, roughly 4,500 to 5,000 light-years away from the Earth.
NGC 292, also known as the Small Magellanic Cloud, is a small galaxy about 200,000 light-years away from us. It's named after the explorer Fernando de Magellan who observed it on his voyage around the world in 1519.
New stars forming inside this giant cloud of dust and gas sprawling across the constellation Vela. The complex is called the Vela Molecular Cloud Ridge. It's thought to form part of the edge of the Orion spiral arm spur in the Milky Way Galaxy.
NGC 300 is a textbook spiral galaxy that astronomers have studied in great detail to learn about the structure of all spirals in general. Infrared images like this one from WISE show astronomers where areas of gas and warm dust are concentrated -- features that cannot be seen in visible light.
A mosaic image featuring three nebulae that are part of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud. Included in this view are the Flame nebula, the Horsehead nebula and NGC 2023.
This image composite shows a dying star, or planetary nebula, known as NGC 1514. The view on the left is from a ground-based, visible-light telescope; the view on the right shows the object in infrared light, as seen by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
Young stellar objects are located in a complex of dense, dark clouds in the southern constellation of Circinus. The infrared vision of WISE was able to pierce through the cloud and see the light of the dust itself and newly forming stars within.
The Cocoon nebula, which features a cloud of dust and gas, is located in the constellation Cygnus, is wrapped in a dark cloud of dust. Within this cocoon of dust and gas, new stars are forming and beginning to emerge into the wild.And it's not just you; yes, the heart of the nebula indeed does resemble a Valentine's heart