The young stars of NGC 2264 have been eroding material in this region over millions of years, forming the dense and dark Cone Nebula that points away from NGC 2264. According to Hubblesite ...

The nebula, which measures just around seven light-years long, is part of a much larger region of space called NGC 2264. Nebulas like the Cone Nebula have long been a point of observation for ...

According to a report by 9newslive, the cone nebula exists as part of the NGC 2264 constellation, which is also known as the unicorn or the Monoceros. ESO unveiled the breath-taking images of this ...

a dark cloud erupts from a sea of stars in the region of NGC 2264, not unlike a famed lizard emerging from the ocean to wreak havoc on Tokyo. The namesake shape of the Cone Nebula is due to giant ...

Caption The Cone Nebula is part of a star-forming region of space, NGC 2264, about 2500 light-years away. Its pillar-like appearance is a perfect example of the shapes that can develop in giant ...

A new picture shows a nebula 2,500 light-years away in spectacular detail. The Cone Nebula was snapped by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. This is one of the largest ...

The Cone Nebula, a scenic formation of gas and dust, is part of a star-forming region called NGC 2264. It has an eerie appearance in the VLT image, like a dark and foreboding figure wearing a ...

In the image, you can see the seven-light-year-long pillar of the nebula, which is part of the star-forming region NGC 2264 and located in the constellation Monoceros, aka The Unicorn. Cone Nebula ...

The “tree,” along with another deep-sky object known as the Cone Nebula make up the NGC 2264 cluster. It was discovered in January 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel and is one of the ...