Art or Science?

Welcome to the universe's own art gallery, which boasts endeavours that have been in the works for billions of years, and will likely continue, well after our species is extinct. NASA documents these natural phenomena with Astronomy Picture of the Day.

This particular image is a nebula... a mass of dust and gas, and a couple of stars. It looks to me, like a contemporary art canvas, or perhaps the close-up of a glassy monster eye.

The surreal glowiness of the bottom image (with the black tree silhouettes) reminds me of those black velvet Elvis-styled tapestries of the 70s.