Tag: nebulas
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Hubble Spots Baby Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud N159
Stellar Birth in a Nearby Nursery When we imagine star formation, we often picture distant clouds glowing with newborn suns. The latest image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope brings that process into sharper focus as it surveys the N159 star-forming complex within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This nearby galactic neighbor offers a unique laboratory…
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Hubble Spots Bright Glow From Young Massive Star in Sagittarius
Unveiling a Stellar Nursery In a remarkable view of stellar birthplaces, the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) has captured a bright glow driven by a young, massive star. Located about 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius, this region offers scientists a close look at the processes that sculpt newborn stars…
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N159: A Mighty Star-Forming Cloud in the Large Magellanic Cloud — Hubble’s Week in Space
Hubble’s Picture of the Week: Spotlight on N159 In its ongoing series of “Picture of the Week,” the Hubble Space Telescope turns the lens toward some of the most dramatic stellar nurseries in our galactic neighborhood. The latest selection highlights N159, a colossal star-forming cloud in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Located roughly 160,000 light-years…