
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the Westerlund 2 star cluster was released in celebration of it's 25th year in orbit. This cluster of nearly 3,000 stars resides in a nebula known as Gum 29, located 20,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Carina. The relatively young (in astronomical terms) star cluster at only 2 million years old contains some of the hottest, brightest, and most massive stars in our galaxy.
A fantastical landscape of pillars, ridges, and valleys composed of gas and dust. Perfect for the astronomy buff or anyone with a fascination of the universe we live in.