AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini iPhone Case Canvas Adding material to galaxies often

Adding material to galaxies often rejuvenates them

extending up to a ridge-forming layer called the Hematite Unit

In visible light

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

Such gas clouds are known as emission nebulae

AFGL 5180 | Constellation of Gemini iPhone Case Canvas Adding material to galaxies oftenNestled 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