It takes dark skies to find without aid, but the Dark Horse Nebula can be seen prancing across the sprawl of the Milky Way. Credit: John Chumack.

Detailed new images taken by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope show the sharpest images of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula which was discovered more than a century ago.

A Dark Horse in Space. The Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula because it appears as a dark silhouette against the background of bright, glowing gas and stars. The nebula is primarily composed of ...

The Horsehead Nebula, one of the most famous formations of the cosmos, has just been revealed in a stunning new light.. NASA released photos this week that give the equine-shaped feature a literal ...

The Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, is located 1300 light-years from our planet in the constellation Orion. A young star near the system illuminates the dark, dense matter.

This dark nebula, made of dust and super-cold gas, lies in the constellation Orion the Hunter. You'll need a dark observing ...

One of the most famous telescopic views is of the Horsehead Nebula. It is hard to capture with our light pollution levels, but a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Summit on light pollution and birds provided ...