NASA shared Diwali greetings with a celestial image captured by the Hubble

By siliconindia  |  Monday, 13 November 2023, 21:42 IST

NASA shared Diwali greetings with a celestial image captured by the Hubble
NASA took to social media to extend their Diwali greetings with a breathtaking image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The image showcases a stunning globular cluster, 30,000 light-years away from Earth, that resembles a celestial festival of lights. It's a mesmerizing sight that leaves one in awe of the grandeur and beauty of the universe.
Globular clusters are stable, tightly bound groupings of tens of thousands to millions of stars that can be found in all types of galaxies. NASA recently extended their wishes to those who celebrate Diwali, a festival of lights, in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).
"NASAHubble captured a celestial festival of lights a globular cluster 30,000 light-years away from Earth, near the dense and dusty center of our own Milky Way galaxy," it added. NASA stated that the cluster contains stars ranging from 12 billion years old to about 2 billion years old.
"This globular cluster is unlike others, containing both old and young stars," the agency posted on Instagram. "Some of the older stars are almost as old as the universe itself, around 12 billion years old, while the younger stars are around 1-2 billion years old," it added. Hubble is managed by both NASA and (European Space Agency).
Source: IANS

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