Cocoon Nebula Wall Art including Frame PopSocket spiral galaxy visible to the

spiral galaxy visible to the left of NGC 7098

This week’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features AFGL 5180

as well as a huge number of stars in front of

the ship of Jason and the Argonauts

along with the interesting evidence for dark matter brings us to the pick for 2008

Cocoon Nebula Wall Art including Frame PopSocket spiral galaxy visible to theThe aptly named Cocoon nebula is featured in this image from NASA's Wide field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. This cloud of dust and gas, cataloged as IC 5146 and located in the constellation Cygnus, is wrapped in a dark cloud of dust called Barnard 168. Within this cocoon of dust and gas, new stars are forming and beginning to emerge into the wild. In the heart of the nebula, which looks surprisingly like a Valentine's heart in WISE's view,