{"id":17813,"date":"2026-05-20T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/2026-may-19-ngc-2170-the-angel-nebula-nasa-gov\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:42:15","slug":"2026-may-19-ngc-2170-the-angel-nebula-nasa-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/2026-may-19-ngc-2170-the-angel-nebula-nasa-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 May 19 \u2013 NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula – NASA (.gov)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2026 May 19
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Explanation: <\/b> Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art<\/a> composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170<\/a>, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170<\/a> is joined by other bluish reflection<\/a> nebulae, a red emission<\/a> region, many dark absorption nebulae<\/a>, and a backdrop of colorful stars<\/a>. Like the common household items that abstract painters<\/a> often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars<\/a> featured here<\/a> are also commonly found in a setting like this one — a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation<\/a> of the Unicorn<\/a> (Monoceros<\/a>). The giant molecular cloud<\/a> Mon R2<\/a>, is impressively close, estimated<\/a> to be only 2,400 light-years<\/a> or so away. At that distance, this canvas<\/a> would be over 60 light-year<\/a>s across.

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