A Cluster of Massive Stars (IMAGE)

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A Cluster of Massive Stars

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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.

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Credits: NASA/U. Virginia/INAF, Bologna, Italy/USRA/Ames/STScI/AURA

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