Nebula N 81
Depicts: N 81, The Blob
Copyright: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has peered deep into a neighboring galaxy to
reveal details of the formation of new stars. Hubble's target was a newborn star
cluster within the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that is a satellite of our
own Milky Way. The new images show young, brilliant stars cradled within a nebula,
or glowing cloud of gas, cataloged as N 81.
Last Update: 1 September 2019