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At #NASAMarshall, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and scientific discovery. Like the spirit of Independence Day, our mission is to strive to achieve new heights and forge a path forward in space exploration. We wish you all a safe and happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

  • This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the giant, petulant star Eta Carinae. Using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 to probe the nebula in ultraviolet light, astronomers uncovered the glow of magnesium embedded in warm gas (shown in blue) in places they had not seen it before. The luminous magnesium resides in the space between the dusty bipolar bubbles and the outer shock-heated nitrogen-rich filaments (shown in red). The streaks visible in the blue region outside the lower-left lobe are a striking feature in the image. Wherever the ultraviolet light strikes the dense dust, it leaves a long, thin shadow that extends beyond the lobe into the surrounding gas. Eta Carinae resides 7,500 light-years away. NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of Arizona) and J. Morse (BoldlyGo Institute)
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