NASA's "Goddard" handle on Twitter (managed by Goddard Space Flight Centre) is celebrating #NebulaNovember month on the platform, where it has promised to provide a month full of nebula content, including never-before-seen Hubble nebula images!

The pictures that it showcases every day are just jaw-dropping and divinely beautiful. One can't just take their eyes off them even for a moment.

But, What exactly is a Nebula?

Nebulae are enormous clouds of gas and dust in space. Some are created by dying stars, while others are “stellar nurseries” – places where stars are born!

In pics:

Picture 1: It is a composite of the star cluster NGC 28, or Pacman Nebula, containing both X-ray and infrared data from two telescopes, Chandra and Spitzer, respectively.

Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/S.Wolk; IR: NASA/JPL/CfA/S.Wolk (2011)

Picture 2: It is the planetary nebula NGC 7293, the Helix Nebula, shown in ultraviolet light. It is the nearest example of what happens to a star condensing into a white dwarf.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC (2005)


Picture 3: It is NGC 6543, the Cat’s Eye Nebula, with its concentric gas shells, high-speed gas jets, and unusual shock-induced gas knots.

Credits: NASA/ESA/STScI (2004)

Picture 4: It is a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust being eaten away by the light of nearby stars in the stellar nursery Carina Nebula.

Credits: NASA/ESA/STScI (2010)


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Source: https://twitter.com/NASAGoddard/status/1455225803235540993?t=DId4hI7_zpnRNUgj2Q_DEQ&s=19