Left: Our Only Natural Satellite | Right: Orion’s Clouds of Dust

Left: The Moon is the only celestial body humans have set foot on. | Right: M78 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. The two stars HD 38563A and HD 38563B are responsible for making the cloud of dust in M78 visible by reflecting their light.

Sans Gravity

Left: Seven Sisters | Right: M17 Omega Nebula

Left:The Pleiades (M45) is an open star cluster located in the constellation of Taurus. | Right: M17 is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. An open cluster of 35 stars lies embedded in the nebulosity and causes the gases of the nebula to shine due to radiation from these hot, young stars.

Left: Gabriela Mistrals Nose | Right: Jet

Left: NGC 3324 is also called the Gabriela Mistral nebula due to the striking resemblance with the Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet’s side profile. | Right: Composed of gas and dust, this pillar resides in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina.

Photograph by Michelle