Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Stars sometimes form in colorful ways.
Pictured above is a small region in the nearby LMC galaxy where stars are forming. After a star is born , it may do several things to energize its immediate neighborhood. This picture is a composite of three separate photographs, each sensitive to only one specific color of light - a color that distinguishes a specific chemical element . Specific rights apply .