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Extreme Star Cluster NGC 3603 Bursts into Life | Hubble

Extreme Star Cluster NGC 3603 Bursts into Life | Hubble

The star-forming region NGC 3603 contains one of the most impressive massive young star clusters in the Milky Way. Bathed in gas and dust the cluster formed in a huge rush of star formation thought to have occurred around a million years ago. The hot blue stars at the core are responsible for carving out a huge cavity in the gas seen to the right of the star cluster in NGC 3603's center.


Credit: NASA, European Space Agency and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Release Date: October 2, 2007


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