A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of part of NGC 7023, or the Iris Nebula, highlights a perfect dust laboratory in the sky. A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of part of ...

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E. Barnard, but today, many scientists know this massive cloud of dust and gas not as “NGC 281” but as “The Pacman Nebula,” owing to its resemblance to Pac-Man, the iconic dot-scarfing ...

The Iris Nebula (formally known as NGC 7023 or Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula, which lies about 1,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus and may extend around 30 ...

The Pacman nebula, also called NGC 281, is located 9,200 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image was made from observations by all four infrared detectors aboard WISE.

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To visible-light telescopes, the star-forming cloud (NGC 281) appears to be chomping through the cosmos, earning it the nickname the Pacman Nebula, like the famous Pac-Man video game that debuted ...

The Pacman nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas located approximately 9,200 light-years away within our own Milky Way galaxy. It's official name is NGC 281, but the nebula earned a more popular ...

The Pacman nebula, also called NGC 281, is located 9,200 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image was made from observations by all four infrared detectors aboard WISE.

The Pacman nebula, also called NGC 281, is located 9,200 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image was made from observations by all four infrared detectors aboard WISE.

The Pacman nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas located approximately 9,200 light-years away within our own Milky Way galaxy. It's official name is NGC 281, but the nebula earned a more popular ...