AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini iPhone Case Canvas While we already have a

While we already have a pretty good picture on the globular clusters of the Milky Way — still with many unanswered questions — our studies on globular clusters in nearby dwarf galaxies just started

The dust absorbs the high-energy radiation from the newborn stars and then glows in infrared light

In visible light

Adding material to galaxies often rejuvenates them

known as NGC 3293

AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini iPhone Case Canvas While we already have aNestled amongst the vast clouds of star forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System. This weeks NASA ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features AFGL 5180, a beautiful stellar nursery located in the constellation of Gemini (The Twins). At the centre of the image, a massive star is forming and blasting cavities through the clouds with a pair of powerful jets, extending to the top right and