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This Hubble image shows a young star cluster named NGC 2040.

The stars seen here are very loosely clustered, share a common origin, and are drifting together through space! Discover more: https://go.nasa.gov/3H5xyZB
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NGC 2040 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

These bright stars shining through what looks like a haze in the night sky are part of a young stellar grouping in one of the largest known star formation regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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