NASA Reveals Galaxies, A Nebula and Star Cluster Details 2 - Global Science News

Here are some additional details about the images that NASA has released:

1. Carina Nebula: The Carina Nebula is located about 7,600 light-years from Earth.

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It is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky,

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and it is home to many young, massive stars.

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2. Stephan's Quintet: Stephan's Quintet is a group of five galaxies that are

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located about 290 million light-years from Earth.

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3. SMACS 0723: SMACS 0723 is a cluster of galaxies that is located about 4.6 billion light-years from Earth.

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The cluster of galaxies is acting as a gravitational lens,

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which means that it is bending the light from background galaxies.

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