Apakah bintang-bintang masih terbentuk di galaksi satelit Bima Sakti? Ditemukan di antara gugus dan nebula Awan Magellan Kecil (SMC), NGC 346 adalah wilayah pembentuk bintang sekitar 200 tahun cahaya, digambarkan di sini di tengah Gambar Teleskop Luar Angkasa Hubble. Sebuah galaksi satelit dari Bima Sakti, Awan Magellan Kecil (SMC) adalah keajaiban langit selatan, hanya 210, [...]
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Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc
Globular star cluster 47 Tucanae is a jewel of the southern sky. Also known as NGC 104, it roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy along with some 200 other globular star clusters. The second brightest globular cluster (after Omega Centauri) as seen from planet Earth, it lies about 13,000 light-years away and can [...]

Virgo Cluster Galaxies
Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster are scattered across this deep telescopic field of view. The cosmic scene spans about three Full Moons, captured in dark skies near Jalisco, Mexico, planet Earth. About 50 million light-years distant, the Virgo Cluster is the closest large galaxy cluster to our own local galaxy group. Prominent here are Virgo’s [...]