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    Hubble captures Birthday Bubble

    April 21, 2016, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    This spectacular view of the Bubble Nebula was created from four separate images from the Hubble Space Telescope to mark the observatory's 26th birthday in April 2016. The Bubble Nebula is 10 light-years wide and sculpted by the bright star seen to the left of center.

    This spectacular view of the Bubble Nebula was created from four separate images from the Hubble Space Telescope to mark the observatory’s 26th birthday in April 2016. The Bubble Nebula is 10 light-years wide and sculpted by the bright star seen to the left of center. Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team – See more at: http://www.space.com/32648-hubble-telescope-spectacular-birthday-bubble-image.html#sthash.rDIUMEqz.dpuf

    This new Hubble image, released to celebrate Hubble’s 26th year in orbit, captures in stunning clarity what looks like a gigantic cosmic soap bubble. Bubble Nebula, is in fact a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by the brilliant star within it...

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