Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has captured a dramatic view of the star-forming region IC 1396 — also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula — shining in deep space some 2,400 light-years from Earth in ...

Scanning the constellation Cepheus the King leads us to one of the sky’s largest emission nebulae — IC 1396. It measures a whopping 2.8° by 2.3°. But this region also contains dark nebulae and a ...

This glowing emerald nebula seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is reminiscent of the glowing ring wielded by the superhero Green Lantern. This view shows part of the very active star-forming ...

At left in this image is the famous Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A). But look at the dark, nebulous figure to its right, and you might spy a general on horseback, in a French military hat, cape ...