NASA has shared stunning images of various star clusters. Here are a few of these captivating shots.
The bright glow of the globular cluster NGC 2031 shines in the Mensa constellation within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
NGC 2031 is a 100-million-year-old globular cluster, born in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is known for being a stellar nursery.
NGC 2660, a glittering group of stars in the Vela constellation, shines through the darkness and is best viewed in the southern sky.
The bright star NGC 1858, a 10-million-year-old open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is captured in this vibrant image.
This Hubble image reveals a loose collection of stars, showing a part of the open cluster Caldwell 71.
A group of twinkling stars takes center stage in this Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 2002, an open star cluster located approximately 160,000 light-years from Earth.
In the Trapezium embedded cluster within the Orion Nebula, young stars shine brightly through dense clouds of gas and dust, located 1,500 light-years away from Earth.