Zoom into Dark Nebula NGC 1333: A Cauldron of Star Birth | Hubble

Zoom into Dark Nebula NGC 1333: A Cauldron of Star Birth | Hubble

Astronomers are celebrating the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope’s 33rd launch anniversary with an ethereal photo of a nearby star-forming region, NGC 1333. The nebula is in the Perseus molecular cloud, and is located approximately 960 light-years away.

This video takes the viewer on a journey through space to NGC 1333.

Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble), E. Slawik, N. Risinger, T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), H. Schweiker (NOIRLab), M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble)  

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: April 20, 2023

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