Our ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month visits a superbubble scene! 🔴 The Large Magellanic Cloud is the largest of the small galaxies that orbit the Milky Way. At just 160,000 light-years away, it offers a close look at nebulae like this one, LHA 120-N44, or N44 for short. 🔴 N44’s striking central void is a ‘superbubble’ 🫧 spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-years. This bubble was blown by the powerful stellar winds and explosive supernovae 💥 of the stars at its centre. 🔴 When the stars of N44’s central star cluster swept away its surrounding gas, the gas formed a shell around the superbubble. New stars are forming in this shell 🌟 making N44 useful for studying the process of star formation! For more information check the link in bio. 📷 europeanspaceagency / hubbleesa & NASA , D. Gouliermis #ESA #Hubble