By Khushi Pal
Published May 16, 2024

Hindustan Times
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Photo Credits: Instagram/nasahubble

10 glittering images of space captured by NASA Hubble Space Telescope 

Space is full of cosmic spectacles, including galaxies, stars, and nebulae. Here are ten glittering images of space captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. 

This stunning image is of Westerlund 2, a giant cluster of 3,000 stars, located in a stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29.

This spectacular image shows the aftermath of the supernova remnant SNR 0519 against the stunning backdrop of a star-studded space.

This mesmerising sight captures a triple-star system located about 550 light-years away.

This mesmerising image shows the star cluster NGC 6397, located about 8,200 light-years away.

This starry image features a 100 million-year-old globular cluster, NGC 1850, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, approximately 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.

This sparkling image is of a cluster of huge, hot stars called NGC 3603, surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust.

This gorgeous Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located about 55 million light-years from Earth.

This beautiful image is of the N44 nebula surrounded by glowing hydrogen gas, dust and massive stars. 

This infrared image of the M16's Pillars of Creation captured by Hubble telescope shows young stars surrounding the pillars formed by dust and gas.

Here's a striking infrared view of the Tarantula Nebula. The image shows a cluster of more than 800,000 stars and protostars embedded inside the nebula.