# @hubbleesa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc0YOgAin2G
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70102449-hubbleesa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T08:25:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hubble Space Telescope (@hubbleesa) — https://gondola.cc/hubbleesa

## Caption

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

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