Tag: Nebula

A Bubble in Space ?

You read it right, a bubble in space.It’s Bubble Nebula also called as NGC 7635.It’s an H II region (regions of star formation), but what lead to that shape? There is a massive, hot, young star at its center and the bubble is created by stellar wind from this star. It was discovered by William…

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Power house of beauty and star formation-The Orion Nebula

Orion Nebula, also know as Messier 42, is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way. A diffuse nebula is a cloud of interstellar material, widespread heaps of gas and dust. If they are massive enough, then they lead to the formation of stars. The Orion nebula is the nearest “star factory” and is visible…

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