A new picture shows a nebula 2,500 light-years away in spectacular detail. The Cone Nebula was snapped by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. This is one of the largest ...

Here, we take a good look at the space in the general vicinity of the Cone nebula, which is a star forming region located more than 2,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Monoceros (it ...

Typically, those celebrating a birthday or anniversary are the ones to receive gifts. Still, the European Southern Observatory has shared a gift with space enthusiasts — a fantastic photo of the Cone ...

As part of its 60th anniversary in the field of astronomy, the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has released stunning images of the latest nebula in existence. The Very Large Telescope has snapped ...

The Cone Nebula is part of a star-forming region of space, NGC 2264, about 2500 light-years away. Its pillar-like appearance is a perfect example of the shapes that can develop in giant clouds of cold ...

Cone Nebula and 5 NASA photos of giant cloud of dust and gasA nebula is a mesmerizing cloud of gas and dust in space, often serving as a stellar nursery where new stars are born. NASA has shared some ...

The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) and its associated open cluster, the Christmas Tree Cluster, is in the faint constellation Monoceros the Unicorn. The easiest way to find it is to point your telescope 3.2° ...

Reminiscent of the scaly and monstrous form of Godzilla, this image of the starry region surrounding the Cone Nebula was taken as part of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) celebration of six ...

A stunning image of a distant nebula has been taken using the Very Large Telescope. The Cone Nebula, located 2,700 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn), is huge in size at ...

Located about 2,700 light-years from Earth, the Cone Nebula is one of the seemingly countless stellar objects discovered by William Herschel. You can see it on the far left of this image, a bizarrely ...