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Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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A Hubble Space Telescope image taken Sept. 3, 2026, shows the nebula N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The nebula features a central 'superbubble' spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-years, surrounded by a shell of dense, dusty gas.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3, 2026, image. N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The central void is a ‘superbubble’ spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-years across. The glittering stars at the […]

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