Science Source Stock Photo - NGC 346, Star Cluster in SMC

NGC 346, Star Cluster in SMC

Description: This Hubble Space Telescope view shows one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space, located 210,000 light-years away in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. At the center of the region is a brilliant star cluster called NGC 346. A dramatic structure of arched, ragged filaments with a distinct ridge surrounds the cluster. A torrent of radiation from the hot stars in the cluster NGC 346, at the center of this Hubble image, eats into denser areas around it, creating a fantasy sculpture of dust and gas.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2578790

Legacy Identifier: BY7548

Type: Image

Size: 3221px × 3761px (~34 MB)

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