The glittering tapestry of young stars flaring to life in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image aptly resembles an exploding shell in a fireworks display. This vibrant image of the star cluster Westerlund 2 has been released to celebrate Hubble’s 25th year in orbit and a quarter of a century of new discoveries, stunning images and outstanding science.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1509/
Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
23 April 2015
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