A new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope reveals the Lambda Centauri Nebula, a cloud of glowing hydrogen and newborn stars in the constellation of Centaurus (The ...

This week’s small-telescope target is the Lambda (λ) Centauri Cluster in Centaurus, also known as Collinder 249 and Caldwell 100. To locate this target, first find its namesake, magnitude 3.1 Lambda ...

Another indication that the Lambda Centauri nebula is bustling with star formation is the series of black clumps dotted against the red background. These are examples of a type of cosmic object called ...

In the nebula, which lies around 6500 light-years from Earth, hot newborn stars that formed from clouds of hydrogen gas shine brightly with ultraviolet light. This intense radiation in turn excites ...

Another indication that the Lambda Centauri nebula is bustling with star formation is the series of black clumps dotted against the red background. These are examples of a type of cosmic object called ...

(CBS) - Take a tour of the beautiful Lambda Centauri nebula, also known as IC 2944, also known as the "Space Chicken." This nebula of hydrogen and infant star systems sits roughly 6,500-lightyears ...

This is the Lambda Centauri nebula, a star-forming cloud in our Milky Way galaxy, also known as the Running Chicken nebula. NASA Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the constellation Centaurus. It ...

A new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope reveals the Lambda Centauri Nebula, a cloud of glowing hydrogen and newborn stars in the constellation Centaurus the Centaur.

There's something running "a-fowl" in space! A stunning new image reveals the bustling Lambda Centauri nebula, which is sometimes nicknamed the "Running Chicken" nebula, because of the birdlike shape ...

In the nebula, which lies around 6500 light-years from Earth, hot newborn stars that formed from clouds of hydrogen gas shine brightly with ultraviolet light. This intense radiation in turn excites ...