SCIENCEJul 5 · 04:10 UTCSCIENCE DAILY

NASA's Hubble spots a stellar sparkler for the Fourth of July

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a red, white, and blue image of one of the Milky Way's oldest star clusters to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary. The cluster contains clues about how exploding stars contributed to forming planets and life in the universe.

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