Zoom into Star Forming Region N90 & Star Cluster NGC 602 | Hubble
Bright blue newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in the center of a fascinating star-forming region known as N90. NGC 602 is a young, bright open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. It is embedded in the nebula N90.
Distance: 200,000 light years
The high energy radiation blazing out from the hot young stars in N90 is eroding the outer portions of the nebula from the inside, as the diffuse outer reaches of the nebula prevent the energetic outflows from streaming away from the cluster directly. Because N90 is located far from the central body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, numerous background galaxies in this picture can be seen, delivering a grand backdrop for the stellar newcomers. The dust in the region gives these distant galaxies a reddish-brown tint.
Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and G. Bacon and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Duration: 27 seconds
Release Date: Dec. 31, 2014
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