NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures bright blue newly formed stars in NGC 602, a star cluster located 200,000 light-years from Earth near the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). We can see the high energy radiation spewing out from the hot young stars, eroding the outer portions of the nebula from the inside.
We can also observe the diffuse outer reaches of the nebula preventing the energetic outflows from streaming away from the cluster directly. Since NGC 602 is located far from the central body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, you can spot numerous background galaxies in this picture, thus providing a grand backdrop for the young stars.
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Since NGC 602 resides in an environment with similarities to what existed in the early universe, this discovery will help scientists understand more about how brown dwarfs form,” said the NASA Hubble Mission Team.
