Hubble captures three infant stars lighting up a blue nebula, with a secret protostar forming in a shadowed disc below.

This spectacular star-forming region is one of the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

While Chamaeleon I is actively forming stars, its neighbors—Chamaeleon II and III—show little or no star-forming activity. In the center of the image is a bright spot called Cederblad 111. This is a ...

Image Credit: Freepik The young star cluster Dolidze 25, though unseen in this Hubble ... Andersen; ESO/VPHAS+ Team Sh2-284 is an HII region, glowing as an emission nebula energized by intense ...