The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regularly shares stunning 'Astronomy Pictures of the Day'. Here are some starry pictures shared by NASA.
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This spectacular image is of the Great Carina Nebula or NGC 3372. It is one of our galaxy's largest star-forming regions. Spanning over 300 light-years, this nebula is surrounded by interstellar gas and cosmic dust clouds.
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This captivating image is of a star exploding in the constellation Vela, about 11,000 years ago. It shows gigantic filamentary shock waves in visible light amidst gas and dust.
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This mesmerising image is a two-degree wide telescopic field view of the Comet Pons-Brooks spotted along with the bright yellowish star Hamal also known as Alpha Arietis.
Photo Credits: Dan Bartlett/NASA
Here's a splendid image of a globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 2139. This cluster is packed with about 10 million stars older than the Sun, about 15,000 light-years away from Earth.
Photo Credits: Massimo Di Fusco, Mirco Turra/NASA
Captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, this astounding image is of the galaxy NGC 7714 stretched and distorted by a collision with a neighbouring galaxy.
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This gorgeous image is of a spiral galaxy NGC 1055, a dominant member of a small galaxy group, 60 million light-years away towards the constellation Cetus.
Photo Credits: Dave Doctor/NASA
This surreal image is of the Seagull Nebula made from a broad expanse of glowing gas and dust resembling a bird's head.
Photo Credits: Gianni Lacroce/NASA
Take a look at this stunning image of the Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus. This giant star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud is more than a thousand light-years in diameter.
Photo Credits: Robert Gendler, Roberto Colombari/NASA
This pretty celestial abstract art is of a dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula. This painting shows stars surrounding the colourful gas and dusty region in the nebula.
Photo Credits: David Moulton/NASA
This marvellous image of a supernova remnant Simeis 147 shows the filamentary nebula called the Spaghetti Nebula. It is situated towards the constellations Taurus and Auriga.