The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (30 X 20) NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

Reflection nebulae are of interest to astronomers because they are often the sites of new star formation

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The ring swirling around Saturn consists of chunks of ice and dust

It is the remnant of a star that exploded long ago in the Small Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (30 X 20) NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerThe brightly glowing plumes seen in this image are reminiscent of an underwater scene, with turquoise tinted currents and nebulous strands reaching out into the surroundings. However, this is no ocean. This image actually shows part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small nearby galaxy that orbits our galaxy, the Milky Way, and appears as a blurred blob in our skies. The NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope has peeked many times into this galaxy,