Hubble's Next Discovery, You Decide

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NGC 6334 is a place where stars are born. Giant clouds of gas and dust in interstellar space collapse, forming thousands of new stars. The hot, young stars emit high-energy radiation that causes the remaining gas to glow. Star-forming regions are some of the most beautiful sights in astronomy.

Object Name: NGC 6334

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, and Palomar/Caltech, and UKSTU/AAO

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Montage Image: Candidate Objects for 'Hubble's Next Discovery -- You Decide' Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration PRC2009-06b Planetary Nebula NGC 6072 Image Type: Astronomical Planetary Nebula NGC 40 Image Type: Astronomical Spiral Galaxy NGC 5172 Image Type: Astronomical Edge-on Galaxy NGC 4289 Image Type: Astronomical Interacting Galaxies Arp 274 Image Type: Astronomical

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