Tag Archive for 'HII region'

This Hubble image shows a region of space called LHA 120-N150. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / I. Stephens.

Hubble Spots Nursery of Massive Stars in Large Magellanic Cloud

Mar 18, 2020 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of a huge HII region called LHA 120-N 150. This bright pink cloud...

This image from the FORS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the emission nebula Gum 26. Image credit: ESO.

VLT Sees Newborn Stars in Emission Nebula Gum 26

Jan 20, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning image snapped by the FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS) instrument on...

This image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the emission nebula RCW 36. Image credit: ESO.

Very Large Telescope Takes Close Look at Emission Nebula RCW 36

Dec 9, 2019 by News Staff

Using the Focal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have obtained a remarkable...

The HII region LHA 120-N 180B resides in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At only around 160,000 light-years away from the Earth, it is practically on our doorstep. Image credit: ESO / A. McLeod et al.

Astronomers Catch Jet from Fledgling Star in Large Magellanic Cloud

Feb 6, 2019 by News Staff

Deep within LHA 120-N 180B, an HII region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very...

This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5398. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Observes Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5398

Sep 12, 2017 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a remarkable new picture of NGC 5398. This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys on board the...

This composite image of NGC 6357 contains X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ROSAT telescope (purple), infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (orange), and optical data from the SuperCosmos Sky Survey (blue) made by the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope. Image credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / PSU / L.Townsley et al; optical - UKIRT; infrared – NASA / JPL-Caltech.

NASA Releases Spectacular Image of NGC 6357

Dec 20, 2016 by News Staff

NASA has released an amazing composite image of NGC 6357, a region where radiation from hot, young stars is energizing the surrounding gas and dust. This...

This truly gorgeous new Hubble image shows N159, a star-forming region within the Large Magellanic Cloud. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Cosmic Maelstrom

Sep 5, 2016 by News Staff

This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a maelstrom of gas and dust within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring dwarf galaxy...