A Cluster of Massive Stars (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption This is a cluster of massive stars seen with the Hubble Space Telescope. The cluster is surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust called a nebula. The nebula, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina, contains the central cluster of huge, hot stars, called NGC 3603. Credit Credits: NASA/U. Virginia/INAF, Bologna, Italy/USRA/Ames/STScI/AURA Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.