Hubble's 28 years marked by shot of wild stellar nursery
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " NASA is marking the 28th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch with a peek into a wild stellar nursery.Scientists released the picture Thursday in advance of next week's milestone.Resembling a vivid watercolor painting, the photo captures an immense, blindingly bright star emerging from its cosmic nest in a burst of ultraviolet radiation and stellar wind. This star, Herschel 36, is located in the Lagoon Nebula 4,000 light-years away. The [...]
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