The Crab Nebula features a neutron star at its center ... "It's very bright, across practically all wave bands," he said. "This is the only object we know of that produces the zebra pattern ...

The Red Spider Nebula: Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula ... aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Crab Nebula: This Hubble image gives the most detailed view of the entire ...

What better way to end than with some examples of said beauty and utility? After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...