This space wallpaper shows the Dumbbell Nebula ­— also known as Messier 27 or NGC 6853 — a typical planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula (The Fox). The distance is rather ...

The oddly shaped Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is pictured in this space wallpaper from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This nebula is a small part of a huge remnant left over after a supernova ...