The colours in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope tell a story about density in the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region about 5000 light-years from Earth.

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/04/Trifid_Nebula_Wide_Field_Camera_3_Image

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Trifid Nebula (Wide Field Camera 3 Image)

Trifid Nebula (Wide Field Camera 3 Image)

One of the greatest projects in space exploration, the #HubbleSpaceTelescope was launched from #SpaceShuttle Discovery on #ThisDayInHistory in 1990. #Hubble has led to numerous advances in astrophysics, from calculating the age of the universe to finding supermassive black holes.
Hubble’s foto ter gelegenheid van zijn 36ste verjaardag toont de Trifidnevel
De nieuwe jubileumfoto van de Hubble Space Telescope onthult een verrassend snelle evolutie in de Trifidnevel, een turbulente stervormingszone was
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https://www.kuuke.nl/hubbles-foto-ter-gelegenheid-van-zijn-36ste-verjaardag-toont-de-trifidnevel/