The Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius | Hubble Space Telescope

The Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius | Hubble Space Telescope

This NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope image shows the Lagoon Nebula, an object with a deceptively tranquil name. The region is filled with intense winds from hot stars, churning funnels of gas, and energetic star formation, all embedded within an intricate haze of gas and pitch-dark dust.

Distance: 4,500 light years

Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Release Date: July 30, 2015

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