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ESA/Hubble heic2608: Hubble dazzles with young stars in Trifid Nebula for 36th anniversary. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope looked at a scene it first captured in 1997 in honour of 36th anniversary: a small portion of a star-forming region about 5000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, known as the Trifid Nebula. The …

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20 April 2026

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope looked at a scene it first captured in 1997 in honour of 36th anniversary: a small portion of a star-forming region about 5000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, known as the Trifid Nebula. The image shows changes over incredibly short timescales and instills a sense of awe and wonder about our ever-changing Universe.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://esahubble.org/news/heic2608/

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ESA/Hubble Information Centre
20 April 2026




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