FRIDAY BRAIN CANDY: THE COSMIC OCEAN

Seahorse Nebula. Via APOD. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI).

Lagoon Nebula. Via APOD. Credit & Copyright: Russell Croman.

Breaking waves in the Lagoon Nebula. Via the Hubbard Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA.

Seagull Nebula. Via WISE (Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA.

Crab Nebula. Via the Hubbard Space Telescope. Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team.

Pelican Nebula. Via APOD. Credit: John Bally (U. Colorado) & Bo Reipurth (U. Hawaii), NOAO, AURA, NSF.

Prawn Nebula. Via APOD. Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh.

Jellyfish Nebula. Via APOD. Credit & Copyright: Bob Franke.

Phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic. Via the Earth Observatory. Credit: NASA, Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team.