Jan 16, 2025, 08:57 PM IST
This 100-million-year-old globular cluster lies within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, celebrated as a birthplace for billions of stars.
This image of Caldwell 69 merges ultraviolet, visible, and infrared observations taken by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 in 2019 and 2020.
In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope conducted a remarkable experiment by focusing for 10 straight days on a seemingly empty, dark patch of sky near the Big Dipper, roughly the size of a pinhead held at arm's length.
This dynamic environment is anything but serene, as intense ultraviolet radiation and strong stellar winds have carved a massive cavity in the surrounding gas and dust, offering a clear view of the cluster hidden inside.
The bright blue area in the galaxy on the left showcases clusters and groups of young, hot blue stars, formed and shaped by tidal forces from gravitational interactions.
NGC 4535, a galaxy situated in the Virgo constellation (The Virgin), lies about 50 million light-years from Earth and offers a breathtaking view that captivates observers.
NGC 6355 is a globular cluster located in the inner regions of the Milky Way, within the constellation Ophiuchus, approximately 50,000 light-years from Earth.
Known as the "Black Eye" or "Evil Eye" galaxy, this galaxy earns its name from the dark dust band that stretches across one side of its glowing core.
Source: NASA