This Gigantic, Tangled Cosmic Cloud Could Become a Globular Cluster
This is NGC 604, a colossal star-forming region located millions of light-years away in the neighboring galaxy M33. It’s a rollicking, roiling cauldron of star creation and (occasionally) destruction, and it’s only going to get more impressive as eons pass. NGC 604 measures a whopping 1,500 light-years across at its greatest diameter, whereas most nebulae…
