
Space / 2011-06-13
Blowin in the Stellar Wind
Blowin in the Stellar Wind
NASA's image library records Blowin in the Stellar Wind.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
This image of the Elephant Trunk nebula from NASA Wide-field Survey Explorer shows clouds of dust and gas being pushed and eroded by a massive star. The bright trunk of the nebula near the center is an especially dense cloud.