This shot from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a maelstrom of glowing gas and dark dust within one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The scene shows a stellar nursery known as N159, measuring over 150 light-years across. It is known as a HII region, meaning it is rich in ionised Hydrogenand contains many hot young stars that are emitting intense ultraviolet light, which causes nearby hydrogen gas to glow. See http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/06/A_stormy_stellar_nursery
This shot from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a maelstrom of glowing gas and dark dust within one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The scene shows a stellar nursery known as N159, measuring over 150 light-years across. It is known as a HII region, meaning it is rich in ionised hydrogenand contains many hot young stars that are emitting intense ultraviolet light, which causes nearby hydrogen gas to glow. See http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/06/A_stormy_stellar_nursery
