Hubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026

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Lots of sparkles and glowing dots among smoky tendrils of gas.

This nebula is named LHA 120-N44, or N44 for short, and it’s located in the constellation Dorado. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Gouliermis)

About 160,000 light-years away lies one of our Milky Way's little galactic neighbors: The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). And thanks to a new observing program, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided us with an intricate image of a nebula in the LMC. The surprising part? There's a giant void at the center. Scientists call it a "superbubble."

What is it?

What you're seeing in this image is a nebula within the LMC kn...

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