# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BmnxAw7gVcm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15343542-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/1b5d1fd7f6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-08-18T13:07:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Happy #spacesaturday folks! Bringing you a gorgeous image of a young, glittering collection of stars resembling an aerial burst. The cluster is surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust - the raw material for new star formation. The nebula, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina, contains a central cluster of huge, hot stars, called NGC 3603. These huge stars live fast and die young, burning through their hydrogen fuel quickly and ultimately ending their lives in supernova explosions.

Credit: NASA 
#nasa #stars #exploration #starstuff #carina #universe #galaxy #celestial

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## Tags

starstuff, nasa, spacesaturday, universe, celestial, exploration, galaxy, carina, stars

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