👻 Meet the friendliest ghost in the galaxy - Carina. A new image from @chandraxray and @NASAWebb reveals a ghost-like cloud in the Carina Nebula that's actually home to a new generation of stars. Read more: chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/re…
A composite image of a small portion of the Carina Nebula reveals a striking golden-orange cloud of gas and dust that loosely resembles a ghostly figure. Its glowing hooded head and a sweeping cape-like tail stretch through a star-filled background of rich blues, reds, and greens. Brilliant blue-white stars sparkle in the scene, while bright pink dots of X-ray light reveal young stars scattered across this eerie stellar nursery. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N.Smith(Univ of Minnesota); Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare

ALT A composite image of a small portion of the Carina Nebula reveals a striking golden-orange cloud of gas and dust that loosely resembles a ghostly figure. Its glowing hooded head and a sweeping cape-like tail stretch through a star-filled background of rich blues, reds, and greens. Brilliant blue-white stars sparkle in the scene, while bright pink dots of X-ray light reveal young stars scattered across this eerie stellar nursery. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/N.Smith(Univ of Minnesota); Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare

Oct 31, 2026 · 3:00 PM UTC

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Friendliest ghost, wildest neighbors: Carina is also home to Eta Carinae, one of the most massive stars we know. 👻
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@NASA_Marshall @chandraxray @NASAWebb
Image from Claud (@TheClaud11)
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Chandra Observatory is awesome and I l love that name, but Carina is also extremely beautiful, and I love this name too 😍
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A ghostly cloud that turns out to be a nursery for new stars is the best kind of Halloween surprise. Chandra and Webb make Carina glow ❤️
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a ghost-shaped cloud that turns out to be a nursery is a nice way to end halloween.
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Not all ghosts are spooky—some create stars! 👻✨ Absolutely breathtaking image! 🌌🚀"
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Carina must be Casper’s crazy sister.
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Looks like a golden sloth.
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Me when chandra drops
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Hello Carina, Happy Halloween 🎃
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Image from iyiliktozu (@Iyilik77966)
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The Carina Nebula looks unreal here. I love how these observatories keep finding new ways to surprise us.
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Beautiful
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Magnifique 😍😍
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L.O.L
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A ghost that's secretly a star nursery is the most wholesome twist of the season 👻⭐ Casper has competition
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Y tanto que es un fantasma, porque son los restos de lo que una vez fue una estrella o un sistema de ellas.
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