This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is teeming with color and activity. It features a relatively close star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959, which lies within the Milky Way about 5,900 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. Observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 make up this image. Its detailed nuance of color […]
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Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Missions, Nebulae, Protostars, Star-forming Nebulae, Stars, The Universe
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February 16, 2024
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