The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regularly captures stunning images of our universe, leaving space lovers mesmerized. The social media handles of the US Space Agency are a treasure trove for those who love to watch educational videos and fascinating images showcasing Earth and space. Now, NASA recently shared a stunning image of a cluster of nebulae called N11, which lies some 160-000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.
This complex cluster of emission nebulae was discovered by American astronomer and NASA astronaut Karl Gordon in 1956. The picture was captured by the space agency's Hubble Space Telescope. In a statement, NASA described the ethereal picture as a "bubbling region of stars".
"About 1,000 light-years across, N11's sprawling filaments weave stellar matter in and out of each other like sparkling candy floss," said NASA . "These cotton-spun clouds of gas are ionized by a burgeoning host of young and massive stars, giving the complex a cherry-pink appearance," it continued. According to the space agency, the N11 complex consists of a group of emission nebulae - formations made up of light-emitting clouds of gas and dust.
It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy that's a cosmic neighbour of our own Milky Way. N11 is one of the largest and most energetic regions in the LMC. this dwarf galaxy is also a satellite galaxy, meaning it orbits Milky Way.
It's a relatively small galaxy, but it's an active place for st.