Cosmic Nebulas Dazzle in New Space Telescope Photos

An image of the Flaming Star Nebula, taken in infrared light by NASA's WISE space telescope. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team)

NASA's WISE infrared

The new pictures

The first

AE Aurigae is a

The enhanced colors

This WISE

This huge

This mosaic

The Flame Nebula is

The third nebula,

This final

The nebula is a

The large, green

Since its launch,

In late September,

The spacecraft is

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