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Star Formation

APR 23, 2003

The Stars of NGC 1705

APR 25, 2003

M17: A Hubble Close-Up

MAY 3, 2003

Denizen of the Tarantula Nebula

AUG 16, 2003

Thackeray’s Globules

AUG 21, 2003

X-Rays from M17

SEP 1, 2003

A Beautiful Trifid

SEP 21, 2003

Inside the Eagle Nebula

NOV 5, 2003

The Lynx Arc

FEB 3, 2004

X-Rays From Antennae Galaxies

FEB 5, 2004

NGC 1569: Starburst in a Small Galaxy

FEB 13, 2004

NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars

FEB 19, 2004

McNeil’s Nebula

MAR 11, 2004

Henize 206: Cosmic Generations

APR 14, 2004

Massive Star Forming Region DR21 in Infrared

MAY 17, 2004

NGC 3372: The Great Nebula in Carina

MAY 20, 2004

Sharpless 140

MAY 29, 2004

Cone Nebula Close-Up

JUN 3, 2004

Cosmic Construction Zone RCW 49

AUG 5, 2004

Emission Nebula IC 1396

AUG 28, 2004

M17: A Hubble Close-Up

SEP 17, 2004

IC 1805: Light from the Heart

OCT 16, 2004

The Bubbling Cauldron of NGC 3079

OCT 24, 2004

Inside the Eagle Nebula

JAN 6, 2005

UKIRT: Aloha Orion

JAN 13, 2005

Infrared Trifid

JAN 18, 2005

NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud

MAR 1, 2005

NGC 1531/2: Interacting Galaxies

MAR 4, 2005

NGC 1427A: Galaxy in Motion

APR 15, 2005

RCW 79: Stars in a Bubble

MAY 26, 2005

A Beautiful Trifid

JUN 2, 2005

Sculpting the South Pillar

JUN 21, 2005

The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation

AUG 11, 2005

Young Suns of NGC 7129

SEP 8, 2005

IC 1396 in Cepheus

SEP 23, 2005

Portrait of RY Tauri

SEP 27, 2005

The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171

SEP 30, 2005

IC 1396 H-Alpha Close-Up

OCT 1, 2005

NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars

NOV 11, 2005

Mountains of Creation

NOV 17, 2005

Young Stars of NGC 346

DEC 23, 2005

Hydrogen and Dust in the Rosette Nebula

JAN 19, 2006

Orion Nebula: The Hubble View

JAN 20, 2006

LL Ori and the Orion Nebula

FEB 3, 2006

Cosmic Tornado HH49/50

MAR 24, 2006

When Roses Aren’t Red

APR 14, 2006

Smoke from the Cigar Galaxy

APR 21, 2006

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

MAY 18, 2006

Shell Game in the LMC

MAY 25, 2006

NGC 1579: Trifid of the North

AUG 18, 2006

Spitzer’s Orion

SEP 22, 2006

Central IC 1805

OCT 22, 2006

Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula

OCT 24, 2006

The Antennae Galaxies in Collision

JAN 10, 2007

NGC 602 and Beyond

FEB 18, 2007

M16: Pillars of Creation

FEB 24, 2007

X-rays and the Eagle Nebula

MAY 3, 2007

Small Galaxy NGC 4449

MAY 21, 2007

In the Center of Reflection Nebula NGC 1333

JUL 7, 2007

Infrared Trifid

JUL 10, 2007

NGC 4449: Close-Up of a Small Galaxy

JUL 14, 2007

RCW 79: Stars in a Bubble

JUL 26, 2007

Hot Stars in the Rosette Nebula

JUL 29, 2007

The Center of Centaurus A

AUG 10, 2007

Star Factory Messier 17

AUG 11, 2007

Cosmic Tornado HH49/50

AUG 31, 2007

Stars Forming in Serpens

SEP 21, 2007

Coronet in the Southern Crown

SEP 24, 2007

A Galactic Star Forming Region in Infrared

OCT 5, 2007

Starburst Cluster in NGC 3603

OCT 17, 2007

I Zwicky 18: The Case of the Aging Galaxy

NOV 29, 2007

Stardust in Perseus

DEC 13, 2007

T Tauri and Hind’s Variable Nebula

DEC 15, 2007

Mountains of Creation

FEB 14, 2008

Long Stem Rosette

FEB 15, 2008

Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud

MAR 13, 2008

Sculpting the South Pillar

MAR 26, 2008

The NGC 3576 Nebula

APR 18, 2008

IC 2948: The Running Chicken Nebula

MAY 8, 2008

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

JUN 5, 2008

Spitzer’s Milky Way

JUN 30, 2008

In the Center of the Trifid Nebula

JUL 19, 2008

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

JUL 26, 2008

Central IC 1805

AUG 27, 2008

IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula

AUG 29, 2008

Generations of Stars in W5

SEP 28, 2008

Young Stars of NGC 346

OCT 3, 2008

Young Suns of NGC 7129

OCT 9, 2008

Massive Stars in NGC 6357

OCT 18, 2008

Sharpless 171

OCT 19, 2008

In the Center of the Lagoon Nebula

OCT 25, 2008

NGC 602 and Beyond

OCT 26, 2008

Massive Stars in Open Cluster Pismis 24

OCT 30, 2008

Haunting the Cepheus Flare

NOV 11, 2008

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

DEC 10, 2008

Portrait of NGC 281

FEB 5, 2009

NGC 604: X-rays from a Giant Stellar Nursery

FEB 8, 2009

Inside the Eagle Nebula

FEB 14, 2009

IC 1805: The Heart Nebula

MAR 5, 2009

IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula

APR 18, 2009

NGC 1333 Stardust

APR 25, 2009

Dark Markings of the Sky

MAY 22, 2009

East of Antares

MAY 30, 2009

A Beautiful Trifid

JUL 17, 2009

Starburst Galaxy M94

JUL 22, 2009

The Lagoon Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

AUG 2, 2009

Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559

AUG 3, 2009

T Tauri: A Star is Formed

AUG 28, 2009

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

OCT 1, 2009

Carina Pillar and Jets

OCT 17, 2009

Bright Nebulae of M33

NOV 13, 2009

Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud

NOV 21, 2009

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

DEC 10, 2009

The Colors of IC 1795

JAN 14, 2010

M94: A New Perspective

FEB 4, 2010

Stardust in Perseus

MAR 28, 2010

M16: Pillars of Creation

APR 3, 2010

NGC 602 and Beyond

JUN 24, 2010

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

AUG 5, 2010

M8: The Lagoon Nebula

SEP 4, 2010

Young Suns of NGC 7129

SEP 25, 2010

Melotte 15 in the Heart

SEP 30, 2010

Coreshine from a Dark Cloud

OCT 2, 2010

Hubble’s Lagoon

OCT 15, 2010

Vista with NGC 2170

OCT 17, 2010

NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud

OCT 22, 2010

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

OCT 30, 2010

Ghost of the Cepheus Flare

JAN 11, 2011

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

FEB 24, 2011

NGC 1999: South of Orion

FEB 25, 2011

NGC 4449: Close-up of a Small Galaxy

MAR 23, 2011

MWC 922: The Red Square Nebula

MAR 26, 2011

T Tauri and Hind’s Variable Nebula

APR 14, 2011

Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud

APR 16, 2011

The Tadpoles of IC 410

APR 25, 2011

Monsters of IC 1396

APR 26, 2011

Hydrogen in the LMC

APR 27, 2011

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

MAY 1, 2011

Molecular Cloud Barnard 163

MAY 11, 2011

The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon

MAY 13, 2011

A Beautiful Trifid

JUN 30, 2011

Star Factory Messier 17

JUL 23, 2011

NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis

JUL 28, 2011

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

AUG 19, 2011

Herschel’s Cocoon

AUG 25, 2011

Portrait of NGC 281

SEP 5, 2011

HH 47: A Young Star Jet Expands

SEP 29, 2011

Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

OCT 6, 2011

M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

OCT 13, 2011

The Color of IC 1795

OCT 21, 2011

Clouds of Perseus

OCT 27, 2011

Young Suns of NGC 7129

OCT 31, 2011

Ghost of the Cepheus Flare

NOV 7, 2011

Star Forming Region S106

NOV 11, 2011

In the Arms of M83

NOV 16, 2011

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

NOV 20, 2011

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

DEC 8, 2011

Sh2-239: Celestial Impasto

JAN 9, 2012

Facing NGC 6946

JAN 18, 2012

Cygnus-X: The Inner Workings of a Nearby Star Factory

FEB 6, 2012

Dust of the Orion Nebula

FEB 12, 2012

Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars

MAY 16, 2012

Star Formation in the Tarantula Nebula

MAY 17, 2012

Herschel’s Cygnus X

JUN 22, 2012

IC 2574: Coddington’s Nebula

JUN 27, 2012

Simeis 188 in Stars, Dust and Gas

JUL 22, 2012

M16: Pillars of Creation

SEP 13, 2012

Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

NOV 9, 2012

Melotte 15 in the Heart

NOV 23, 2012

The Pipe Nebula

DEC 28, 2012

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

JAN 6, 2013

The Dark Tower in Scorpius

JAN 10, 2013

The Orion Bullets

JAN 13, 2013

NGC 602 and Beyond

JAN 22, 2013

The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation

JAN 28, 2013

In the Center of the Trifid Nebula

FEB 11, 2013

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

APR 18, 2013

Star Factory Messier 17

APR 19, 2013

NGC 1788 and the Witch’s Whiskers

JUN 4, 2013

Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur

JUN 10, 2013

The Large Magellanic Cloud in Ultraviolet

JUL 4, 2013

M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

JUL 25, 2013

The Beautiful Trifid

AUG 17, 2013

M8: The Lagoon Nebula

AUG 22, 2013

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

SEP 12, 2013

Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis

OCT 12, 2013

Cometary Globules

NOV 28, 2013

NGC 1999: South of Orion

DEC 27, 2013

Melotte 15 in the Heart

JAN 9, 2014

The Tadpoles of IC 410

JAN 24, 2014

Bright Supernova in M82

FEB 1, 2014

NGC 6188 and NGC 6164

FEB 14, 2014

IC 1805: Light from the Heart

FEB 16, 2014

Inside the Eagle Nebula

FEB 17, 2014

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

MAR 6, 2014

NGC 1333 Stardust

APR 3, 2014

At the Edge of NGC 2174

APR 14, 2014

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

MAY 3, 2014

T Tauri and Hind’s Variable Nebula

MAY 27, 2014

Star Factory Messier 17

JUN 5, 2014

Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014

JUN 7, 2014

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

JUL 3, 2014

Along the Cygnus Wall

JUL 15, 2014

A Blue Bridge of Stars between Cluster Galaxies

JUL 26, 2014

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

AUG 20, 2014

In the Center of the Lagoon Nebula

SEP 18, 2014

Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

OCT 8, 2014

NGC 6823: Cloud Sculpting Star Cluster

OCT 18, 2014

Melotte 15 in the Heart

NOV 18, 2014

Star Formation in the Tadpole Nebula

NOV 20, 2014

LDN 988: Dark Nebula in Cygnus

NOV 28, 2014

Portrait of NGC 281

NOV 30, 2014

The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud

DEC 1, 2014

Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822 from WISE

DEC 14, 2014

Molecular Cloud Barnard 68

DEC 16, 2014

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

JAN 6, 2015

100 Million Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy

JAN 7, 2015

Hubble 25th Anniversary: Pillars of Creation

JAN 8, 2015

Stars and Dust in Corona Australis

JAN 31, 2015

Yellow Balls in W33

FEB 8, 2015

Carina Nebula Dust Pillar

MAR 6, 2015

Cometary Globule CG4

MAR 7, 2015

NGC 602 in the Flying Lizard Nebula

MAR 12, 2015

Along the Cygnus Wall

MAR 16, 2015

The Clouds of Orion the Hunter

MAR 27, 2015

NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis

APR 10, 2015

NGC 2903: A Missing Jewel in Leo

MAY 23, 2015

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

JUL 10, 2015

Messier 43

JUL 24, 2015

Ultraviolet Rings of M31

JUL 25, 2015

Infrared Trifid

JUL 29, 2015

The Deep Lagoon

SEP 24, 2015

LDN 988 and Friends

OCT 15, 2015

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

OCT 22, 2015

Star Factory Messier 17

OCT 29, 2015

IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula

NOV 5, 2015

NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus

NOV 13, 2015

The Tadpoles of IC 410

NOV 21, 2015

Recycling NGC 5291

DEC 1, 2015

Nebulae in Auriga

DEC 18, 2015

Tomorrow’s picture:

JAN 20, 2016

Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula

FEB 5, 2016

Massive Stars in NGC 6357

FEB 16, 2016

Star Forming Region S106

FEB 19, 2016

NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis

MAR 23, 2016

The Great Nebula in Carina

MAR 27, 2016

NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars

APR 24, 2016

M16: Pillars of Star Creation

MAY 26, 2016

IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula

MAY 31, 2016

Stars and Gas of the Running Chicken Nebula

AUG 29, 2016

Young Suns of NGC 7129

SEP 9, 2016

The Wide and Deep Lagoon

SEP 28, 2016

NGC 3576: The Statue of Liberty Nebula

SEP 30, 2016

Lynds Dark Nebula 1251

OCT 4, 2016

Nest of the Eagle Nebula

OCT 11, 2016

The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation

OCT 28, 2016

Haunting the Cepheus Flare

NOV 3, 2016

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

NOV 4, 2016

Portrait of NGC 281

NOV 8, 2016

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

NOV 11, 2016

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

DEC 14, 2016

The Lagoon Nebula in High Definition

DEC 26, 2016

NGC 6357: Stellar Wonderland

DEC 29, 2016

Shell Game in the LMC

DEC 31, 2016

Infrared Trifid

JAN 19, 2017

The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus

JAN 28, 2017

N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

FEB 7, 2017

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

FEB 10, 2017

Melotte 15 in the Heart

MAR 15, 2017

The Cone Nebula from Hubble

APR 2, 2017

NGC 602 and Beyond

MAY 7, 2017

Star Formation in the Tadpole Nebula

JUN 25, 2017

The N44 Superbubble

JUL 14, 2017

NGC 4449: Close-up of a Small Galaxy

AUG 3, 2017

Pelican Nebula Close-up

AUG 15, 2017

Stars, Gas, and Dust Battle in the Carina Nebula

SEP 30, 2017

Portrait of NGC 281

OCT 4, 2017

The Soul Nebula in Infrared from Herschel

OCT 20, 2017

A Beautiful Trifid

JAN 16, 2018

An Elephant’s Trunk in Cepheus

JAN 19, 2018

Clouds in the LMC

JAN 25, 2018

Cartwheel of Fortune

FEB 24, 2018

Facing NGC 6946

MAR 22, 2018

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

MAR 24, 2018

NGC 602 and Beyond

APR 6, 2018

NGC 3324 in Carina

MAY 31, 2018

NGC 6744 Close Up

JUL 26, 2018

Barnard 228: The Dark Wolf Nebula in Lupus

SEP 20, 2018

Stars and Dust in Corona Australis

OCT 15, 2018

M16: In and Around the Eagle Nebula

OCT 25, 2018

Barnard 150: Seahorse in Cepheus

NOV 28, 2018

IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula

NOV 29, 2018

Across Corona Australis

DEC 2, 2018

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

DEC 26, 2018

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

MAR 16, 2019

NGC 3324 in Carina

MAR 27, 2019

NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus

APR 29, 2019

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

MAY 3, 2019

Clouds of the Large Magellanic Cloud

MAY 7, 2019

The Great Nebula in Carina

MAY 28, 2019

Stars, Dust, and Gas near NGC 3572

MAY 31, 2019

Lynds Dark Nebula 1251

JUL 30, 2019

Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without Stars

AUG 2, 2019

Chamaeleon II Dark Cloud

AUG 10, 2019

M16 Close Up

AUG 16, 2019

The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus

OCT 16, 2019

BHB2007: A Baby Binary Star in Formation

OCT 24, 2019

Dark Seahorse in Cepheus

OCT 30, 2019

M42: Inside the Orion Nebula

NOV 4, 2019

Near the Center of the Lagoon Nebula

NOV 8, 2019

NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles

NOV 15, 2019

M16 and the Eagle Nebula

NOV 17, 2019

Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud

JAN 28, 2020

Star Formation in the Tadpole Nebula

APR 20, 2020

IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula

JUL 28, 2020

NGC 6188: The Dragons of Ara

AUG 30, 2020

NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars

OCT 4, 2020

Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur

OCT 28, 2020

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

NOV 1, 2020

In the Center of the Trifid Nebula

DEC 1, 2020

NGC 346: Star Forming Cluster in the SMC

DEC 6, 2020

M16: Pillars of Star Creation

MAY 16, 2021

NGC 602 and Beyond

JUN 23, 2021

STARFORGE: A Star Formation Simulation

JUN 30, 2021

Simulation: Formation of the First Stars

JUL 9, 2021

M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

AUG 6, 2021

Stars and Dust Across Corona Australis

SEP 9, 2021

M16 Close Up

OCT 13, 2021

NGC 7822: Cosmic Question Mark

OCT 29, 2021

Haunting the Cepheus Flare

NOV 5, 2021

The Dark Seahorse in Cepheus

JAN 17, 2022

Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas

JAN 20, 2022

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

JAN 21, 2022

Young Star Jet MHO 2147

FEB 10, 2022

T Tauri and Hind’s Variable Nebula

FEB 17, 2022

Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud

MAR 14, 2022

Star Formation in the Eagle Nebula

MAR 18, 2022

A Filament in Monoceros

APR 25, 2022

The Great Nebula in Carina

MAY 6, 2022

NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles

MAY 12, 2022

Young Stars of NGC 346

MAY 23, 2022

The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda

MAY 25, 2022

The Lively Center of the Lagoon Nebula

AUG 1, 2022

Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula

AUG 12, 2022

Portrait of the Eagle Nebula

SEP 20, 2022

Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without Stars

SEP 25, 2022

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

OCT 20, 2022

Pillars of Creation

OCT 26, 2022

Cocoon Nebula Wide Field

OCT 31, 2022

LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula

NOV 1, 2022

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

NOV 14, 2022

NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula

NOV 22, 2022

A Double Star Cluster in Perseus

NOV 25, 2022

NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close-Up

DEC 6, 2022

M16: A Star Forming Pillar from Webb

JAN 10, 2023

NGC 2264: The Cone Nebula

JAN 13, 2023

Young Star Cluster NGC 346

FEB 4, 2023

NGC 2626 along the Vela Molecular Ridge

FEB 9, 2023

Nacreous Clouds over Lapland

MAR 21, 2023

Dark Nebulae and Star Formation in Taurus

APR 10, 2023

IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula

APR 22, 2023

NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus

JUN 22, 2023

Stars and Dust across Corona Australis

JUL 10, 2023

Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559

SEP 8, 2023

Star Factory Messier 17

DEC 6, 2023

Stars Versus Dust in the Carina Nebula

FEB 5, 2024

In the Core of the Carina Nebula

FEB 15, 2024

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

FEB 21, 2024

Seagull Nebula over Pinnacles’ Peak