The iconic Horsehead Nebula was imaged in infrared wavelengths to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope aboard the Discovery shuttle on April 24, 1990. The Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, is part of the Orion Molecular Cloud and is about 1,500 light-years away from Earth. Astronomers estimate the formation has about 5 million years left before it disintegrates.
Image: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage team
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