Hubble Space Telescope Celebrates 25 Years of Unveiling the Universe
by Eric Glaser
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Hubble Space Telescope Celebrates 25 Years of Unveiling the Universe
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Eric Glaser
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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NASA Unveils Celestial Fireworks as Official Hubble 25th Anniversary Image
NASA and ESA are celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's silver anniversary of 25 years in space by unveiling some of nature's own fireworks — a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2. The cluster resides inside a vibrant stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The comparatively young, 2-million-year-old star cluster contains some of our galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars. The largest stars are unleashing a torrent of ultraviolet light and hurricane-force winds that etch away the enveloping hydrogen gas cloud. This creates a fantasy celestial landscape of pillars, ridges, and valleys.
Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), and the Westerlund 2 Science Team
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December 15th, 2016
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