NICMOS uncovers dust layers to show inner region of dusty nebula (NICMOS image)

The revived Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has penetrated dust layers in a star-forming cloud to uncover a dense, craggy edifice of dust and gas. This NICMOS image shows the Cone Nebula (NGC 2264), so named because, in ground...