This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The colors in Hubble’s visible light image, which marks the 36th anniversary of the mission’s launch on April 24, are reminiscent of an underwater scene filled with fine-grained sediments fluttering through the ocean’s depths.
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Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Emission Nebulae, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Nebulae, Stars, The Universe
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April 20, 2026
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