At the upper right, an image shows a grouping of large, glowing, and purplish stars dominating the image’s center. Dark ridges of gas and dust are visible around them, with more background stars crowding the view. This image is connected with white lines to a wider view to its lower left, showing a diffuse galaxy. White text above it reads “SMC - NGC 346”.

SMC_NGC346_UV_inset

This inset image shows the location of NGC 346 within the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Credits: NASA, ESA, C. Murray (Space Telescope Science Institute), and ESO/VISTA VMC; Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, C. Murray (Space Telescope Science Institute), and ESO/VISTA VMC; Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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