NGC 2237 (Unicorn's Rose) Wall Art including Frame SPACE Atmosphere: Carbon dioxide

Atmosphere: Carbon dioxide

Image Credit: NASA

Planetary nebulae form when some dying stars

lying about 1350 light-years from Earth

while also stoking public curiosity

NGC 2237 (Unicorn's Rose) Wall Art including Frame SPACE Atmosphere: Carbon dioxideUnicorns and roses are usually the stuff of fairy tales, but a new cosmic image taken by NASA's Wide field Infrared Explorer (WISE) shows the Rosette nebula located within the constellation Monoceros, or the Unicorn. This flower shaped nebula, also known by the less romantic name NGC 2237, is a huge star forming cloud of dust and gas in our Milky Way galaxy. Estimates of the nebula's distance vary from 4,500 to 5,000 light years away. At the center of