... AE Aurigae is the bright star below and left of center in this evocative portrait of IC 405, also known as the Flaming Star Nebula. Embedded in the cosmic cloud, the hot, variable O-type star energizes the glow of hydrogen along convoluted filaments of atomic gas, its blue starlight scattered by interstellar dust. ... This thinness sometimes appears in dramatic fashion during an image taken nearly along the ring plane. ... Many kilograms of space dust pitter to Earth daily. ... Lunar Nearside . ...