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Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3, 2026, image. N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The central void is a ‘superbubble’ spanning roughly 210 by 14

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# Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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Sep 08, 2026

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![Blue and orange stars shine through a wispy bubble of gas; the center is mostly clear, but blue and gray tendrils snake throughout most of the rest of the image. The background of the image is filled with other stars.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hubble-n44-wfc3-large.jpg)

NASA, ESA/Hubble, D. Gouliermis

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3, 2026, image. N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The central void is a ‘superbubble’ spanning roughly 210 by 140 light-years across. The glittering stars at the center of the void are responsible for its creation; through their powerful stellar winds and explosive supernovae, these stars expelled much of the gas from which they were born.

Read more about this cosmic vista.

_Image credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble, D. Gouliermis_

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