The Hubble Space Telescope took a spectacularly detailed image of the S106 nebula, which resembles a celestial snow angel. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Just in time for the holidays, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular view of a star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy that looks like a snow angel in deep space.

This stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts a star-forming region called Sharpless 2-106, or S106 for short. Characterized by its "wings," it is classified as a bipolar nebula and ...

The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel. The outstretched “wings” of the nebula record the contrasting imprint of heat and motion ...

The Hubble Space Telescope took a spectacularly detailed image of the S106 nebula, which resembles a celestial snow angel. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

What it is: An emission nebula, or star-forming region, named Sharpless 2-106 Where it is: 2,000 light-years away, in the constellation Cygnus When it was shared: December 2011 Why it's so special ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope presents a festive holiday greeting that’s out of this world. The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel.

The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, or S106 for short, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel in this cool space wallpaper. The outstretched "wings" of the nebula record ...

Hubble's view captures furious activity in the nebula, with ridges and ripples of super-hot gas mixing with the cooler interstellar medium. A massive young star, called Infrared Source 4 or IRS 4 ...

Just in time for the holidays, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular view of a star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy that looks like a snow angel in deep space.