Trifid and Lagoon by Vera C. Rubin Observatory Size:XL - 40" x 28" " proving that our universe

" proving that our universe extended far beyond the Milky Way

soaring from a stellar explosion—an active nursery where stars are forming at a furious pace

Inspires you daily with the beauty and fragility of our planet

which landed in 2012 and found chemical ingredients necessary for life

Located just 390 light-years away in Ophiuchus

Trifid and Lagoon by Vera C. Rubin Observatory Size:XL - 40" x 28" " proving that our universeTrifid and Lagoon by Vera C. Rubin Observatory This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSFDOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or invisible details, such as the clouds of gas and dust that comprise the Trifid nebula (top) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light years away from Earth Credit: NSFDOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory