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Going Deep into the Milky Way Galaxy
Video sequence of still images going deep into the Milky Way Galaxy to the Arches cluster. Hubble, penetrating through dust and clouds, peered into the core where two giant clusters shine more brightly than any other clusters in the Galaxy.
- Release DateSeptember 16, 1999
- Science ReleaseHubble Spies Giant Star Clusters Near Galactic Center
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The Arches and Quintuplet Clusters Near the Milky Way's Galactic Center
Penetrating 25,000 light-years of obscuring dust and myriad stars, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided the clearest view yet of a pair of the largest young clusters of stars inside our Milky Way galaxy, located less than 100 light-years from the very center of the Galaxy....
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Mar 28, 2025
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