Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars

NASA's Hubble has captured a new image of LH 95, a stellar nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. The photograph shows young stars—from tiny infants to massive blue giants—shining against a crimson landscape of glowing gas and dust. Per NASA, this is one of many stellar associations in the Large Magellanic Cloud, regions where stars of vastly different masses form together.

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