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  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Lagoon Nebula, M8
  • Release Date
    January 22, 1997
  • Science Release
    Giant “Twisters” and Star Wisps in the Lagoon Nebula
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  • Credit
    A. Caulet (ST-ECF, ESA) and NASA

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Giant "Twisters" and Star Wisps in the Lagoon Nebula

Giant "Twisters" and Star Wisps in the Lagoon Nebula

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image reveals a pair of one-half light-year long interstellar "twisters" - eerie funnels and twisted-rope structures (upper left) - in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) which lies 5,000 light-years away in the direction of the...

Giant "Twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula

Giant "Twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image reveals a pair of one-half light-year long interstellar "twisters" – eerie funnels and twisted-rope structures – in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) which lies 5,000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation...

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Mar 28, 2025
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