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Hubble Snapshot Captures Life Cycle of Stars


Depicts: NGC 3603
Copyright: Wolfgang Brandner (JPL/IPAC), Eva K. Grebel (Univ. Washington), You-Hua Chu (Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign), and NASA

In this stunning picture of the giant galactic nebula NGC 3603, the crisp resolution of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures various stages of the life cycle of stars in one single view.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
17-Feb-2026 09:28 UT

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