Hubble spots a celestial bauble
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
Hubble has spotted a festive bauble of gas in our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Formed in the aftermath of a supernova explosion that took place four centuries ago, this sphere of gas has been snapped in a series of observations made between 2006 and 2010.