Postcard03: Star-forming Nebula - NGC 346

The exquisite sharpness of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has plucked out an underlying population of infant stars embedded in the nebula NGC 346 that are still forming from gravitationally collapsing gas clouds. Read more about the image here.

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Release date:22 March 2011, 10:24
Dimensions:12 cm (W) x 17 cm (H)

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