Top 10 Mesmerizing Images Of Space By NASA

By Khushi thakur JULY 26, 2024

TARANTULA NEBULA

This is the image of Tarantula Nebula that is stretched 340 light-years across. This story carries 10,000 never seen before stars. 

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AG CARINAE

AG Carinae is the brightest blue star present in our Milky Way galaxy.  The shine of this star is around the brightness of 1 million suns. 

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WESTERLUND 2 

A cluster of 3,000 young star glittering in space like a fireworks  called Westerlund 2 situated 20,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Carina.

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SWAN NEBULA

The Swan Nebula experiences extreme heat due to the gas being heated by massive stars located at its centre, while the red region is composed of cold dust present near the edge.

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RCW 120

This is the ring-shaped nebula that has glowing gas in blue and red colour detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

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STAR FACTORY W51

The W51 nebula is among the Milky Way galaxy's largest "star factories." While interstellar dust obstructs visible light from the region, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this mesmerizing view. 

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CASSIOPEIA A

Cassiopeia A remains the star that blew up in a supernova event 350 years ago. This is located 11,000 light-years away from Earth.

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‘HAND OF GOD’

‘Hand of God’ or pulsar wind nebula which is powered by the leftover, dense core of a star which blew up in a supernova explosion. 

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CRAB NEBULA

This new image of the Crab Nebula, captured by Chandra, showcases X-rays emitted by a rapidly spinning, highly magnetized neutron star known as a pulsar.

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RCW 86

RCW 86 is a supernova remnant, that has gas and dust in blue, green and red colours. The interstellar gas that has been heated to millions of degrees. 

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