08/26/2024
The vastness of space is breathtaking and with modern technologies like the Hubble Space Telescope we can learn from it in ways we could have never imagined possible. The future is bright. π€© ππβοΈ
We can learn things from our neighbors! Take the Large Magellanic Cloud for example.
Itβs a nearby dwarf galaxy thatβs home to lots of star clusters like this one, NGC 1898. Because the LMC is close to us we can use it like a laboratory to study star formation.
NGC 1898 is a globular cluster, which is a roughly spherical group of stars bound together by their mutual gravity. These sorts of clusters are some of the oldest known objects in the universe.
For more: https://go.nasa.gov/4dCvGFi
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA