Wednesday, June 27, 2012

14 NASA Images of Space Things That Look Like Earth Things

 "The Horsehead Nebula, embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula, is seen in this representative-color image from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii. The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years distant, is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against another, brighter nebula."

Credit: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT.
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