Cone Nebula - NGC 2264 Medium:Canvas While Bray's SHO color approach

While Bray's SHO color approach was visually appealing

Image Processing: Michał OstaszewskI

This huge cosmic cloud is not only a majestic beauty of the universe but also helps astronomers to discover and study about complex molecules that are the first step in the creation of the building blocks of life

The giant rift Ithaca Chasma cuts across the disk

NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring 3-mile-high Mt

Cone Nebula - NGC 2264 Medium:Canvas While Bray's SHO color approachThe Cone Nebula is very similar to the M16 Pillars of Creation. Monstrous pillars of cold gas, like the these in Cone and M16, are common in large regions of star birth. Astronomers have discovered a lot of young stars and even planets in the areas like this. The Cone Nebula resides 2,500 light years away in the constellation Monoceros. Radiation from hot, young stars has slowly eroded the nebula over millions of years. The Ultraviolet light heats the