#Trifid Nebula

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A rich, cosmic landscape is split in two. On the right side, clouds of reddish-black dust billow. On the left, stars sparkle across a dark-blue background.

Hubble Marks 36 Years in Orbit With a Close-Up of the Trifid Nebula’s Active Star-Forming Edge

NASA used Hubble’s 36th launch anniversary to highlight a new close-up image of the Trifid Nebula, showing a turbulent patch of gas and dust shaped by massive stars over hundreds of thousands of years.

Key Takeaways

NASA released a close-up Hubble image of the Trifid Nebula for the telescope’s 36th anniversary.
The pictured region lies about 5,000 light-years from Earth.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via nasa.gov

Hubble Revisits the Trifid Nebula and Finds Change on Human Timescales

By comparing new Hubble images of the Trifid Nebula with observations from 1997, astronomers are tracking how jets and gas structures evolve over just a few decades in an active star-forming region.

Key Takeaways

Hubble revisited the Trifid Nebula nearly three decades after imaging it in 1997.
Astronomers can compare the images to track changes in jets and gas structures.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via universetoday.com