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Back Nebula N 81

Nebula N 81


Depicts: N 81, The Blob
Copyright: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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
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