Extreme burst of star formation lights up the Milky Way

Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features a bright, bustling scene inside NGC 3603, a star-forming region packed with energy.  The Hubble image brings this corner of the Milky Way into sharp focus, revealing clouds of gas, clusters of young stars, and a sense of motion that feels almost alive.  The cloud is about 20,000 light-years away, yet the activity inside of it seems much closer. It’s a place where stars are born in enormous numbers. The Hubble view...