The 8 jaw-dropping Messier images NASA shared

Explainers 5th March 2025 - Anusha Jain Image Courtesy: NASA

1. Messier M8 Herschel 36 is the brilliant star close to the image's center. The main source of ionizing radiation in M8, which shapes the nebula's cosmic landscape, is this blazing star. Image Courtesy: NASA

2. Hourglass The chemical elements in the Hourglass, a tiny area of the Lagoon Nebula, are mapped in this breathtaking Hubble photograph. Image Courtesy: NASA

3. Crab Nebula The Crab Nebula is visible in the constellation Taurus, 6,500 light-years from Earth, and has an apparent magnitude of 8.4. Image Courtesy: NASA

4. M1 This amazing Hubble image, which looks deep into M1, shows the nebula's pulsating heart. Image Courtesy: NASA

5. Messier M2 Observations at visible and infrared wavelengths were used to make this Hubble image of the core of M2. There are more than 150,000 stars in M2. Image Courtesy: NASA

6. M8 (Infrared-light View) The visible-light portrayal of the Lagoon Nebula is substantially different from this star-filled image in near-infrared light wavelengths. Image Courtesy: NASA

7. Omega Nebula One of the biggest star-forming areas in the Milky Way galaxy is M17, sometimes referred to as the Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula. Image Courtesy: NASA

The 8 jaw-dropping Messier images NASA shared

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