A zoom into the Hubble Space Telescope photograph of an enormous, bubble being blown into space by a super hot, massive star.
Astronomers trained the iconic telescope on this colorful feature, called the Bubble Nebula, or NGC 7635.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), F. Summers, G. Bacon, Z. Levay, and L. Frattare (Viz 3D Team, STScI)
The Hubble Space Telescope has been in operation since 1990 when it was launched into low Earth orbit. For the last 25 years it has provided humanity with beautiful, interstellar images of outer space that unravel the mysteries beyond the solar system.