It's one of the franchise's most energetic space battle sequences. 2. Battle of the Mutara Nebula in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Everything that happens in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ...

And it looks pretty amazing. You can see his recreated “Battle of the Mutara Nebula,” right here: It’s amazing that 40 years later, a sequence that would have cost Industrial Light & Magic ...

The images were captured with the Spitzer Space Telescope. One of the three stars resembles the Mutara Nebula from "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." All three dying stars have interesting names.