Butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary nebula NGC 6302: This looks like a delicate butterfly.

Cosmic Silver Lining: This Picture of the Week showcases the emission nebula NGC 2313.

Dying star creates fantasy-like sculpture of gas and dust: Cat's Eye Nebula looks like Sauron from Lord of the Rings.

Festive nebulae; This glowing nebula, named NGC 248, is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud.

In the Sky with Diamonds: The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring.

Jets, bubbles and bursts of light in Taurus: View of a multiple star system called XZ Tauri and its neighbour HL Tauri.

NGC 7027: This depicts NGC 7027, or the “Jewel Bug” nebula.

The smoking gun of a newborn star: This image shows smoking gun of a newborn star, Herbig–Haro objects.

An interstellar butterfly: This cosmic butterfly is a nebula known as AFGL 4104, or Roberts 22.