 | A section of the expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago, the Veil Nebula. Star cluster R136. It's in the Tarantula Nebula within the Large Magellanic Cloud about 170,000 light years from Earth. Its home to dozens of stars – including the most massive star ever found. |  |
 | The Horsehead Nebula was first discovered by Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming in 1888. This view of was captured by Hubble 125 years later. The Monkey Head Nebula is a cluster of young stars embedded in bright wisps of cosmic gas and dust within the constellation Orion (the Hunter) 6,400 light-years from Earth. |  |
 | NGC 6503 is a dwarf spiral galaxy that sits all alone in a region of empty space known as the Local Void. The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, 15 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra, the Sea Serpent. |  |
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