A Ghostly Star-Forming Pillar: this structure is a towering pillar of gas and dust called - Cone Nebula (NGC 2264). This astronomical formation located within a chaotic star-forming region.

Video: Haunting new image of the Cone Nebula - a Milky Way 'star-factory' that sits 2,500 light-years from Earth - makes it appear like a mythological creature The European Space Observatory ...

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 clouds of ...

A newly-released picture shows the "Cone Nebula" in stunning detail. It is around 2,500 light years away. The picture was released on Thursday by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), on the ...