NGC 6334 is located about 5500 light-years away from Earth, while NGC 6357 is more remote, at a distance of 8000 light-years. Both are in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), near the tip … ...

Astronomers have identified NGC 6334 as a region in our galaxy that may deserve the “starburst” title and may help explain what leads to the furious production of new stars in this type of region.

What lies within a toe bean? According to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, mini toe beans composed of gas, dust, and stars. Since kicking off full science operations in July 2022, the James Webb Spa ...

NGC 6334 and NGC 6357: Celestial Cat Meets Cosmic Lobster. by SpaceRef February 1, 2017 July 15, 2024. Stellar Dispatch. all dispatches ...

The Cat’s Paw Nebula, NGC 6334, is a huge stellar nursery, the birthplace of hundreds of massive stars. In a magnificent new ESO image taken with the Visible and Infrared […] ...

The Dumbbell Nebula (M27) and the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) come to mind. Add one more — the Cat’s Paw Nebula. Sir John Herschel discovered NGC 6334 June 7, 1837, from the Cape of Good ...

The Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334, is a huge stellar nursery, the birthplace of hundreds of massive stars. In a magnificent new ESO image, the glowing gas and dust clouds obscuring the view are ...

To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A nebula that shines about 5,500 light-years from Earth could be going through a "baby boom," according to a new study. NGC 6334 (the Cat's Paw Nebula) might be one of the most ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A nebula that shines about 5,500 light-years from Earth could be going through a "baby boom," according to a new study. NGC 6334 (the Cat's Paw Nebula) might be one of the most ...