From vibrant star-forming nebulae to supernova explosions, check out these 7 astonishing images of deep space shared by NASA.

Messier 42 better known as the Orion Nebula, with the unaided eye from a dark sky site. This stellar relic, first spied by William Herschel in 1787, is nicknamed the Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392) because, ...

This close-up of an area in the northwest region of the large Iris Nebula seems to be clogged with cosmic dust. The Lagoon Nebula: To celebrate its 28th anniversary in space the NASA/ESA Hubble ...