{"id":469714,"date":"2026-07-04T21:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/hubble\/nasas-hubble-spies-stellar-sparkler-for-july-4th\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T21:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:15:37","slug":"nasas-hubble-spies-stellar-sparkler-for-july-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=469714","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full 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width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">3 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">NASA\u2019s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048px\" height=\"2048px\" data-no-id=\"true\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/globular-clusters\/Hubble_NGC6426_3_July4_FINAL2.tif?w=2048 2048w\" alt=\"Hubble image of NGC 6426, a compact grouping of a multitude of stars shine in red, white and blue against the dark background of space. The stars are more densely collected toward the center of the cluster.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/hubble\/stars\/globular-clusters\/Hubble_NGC6426_3_July4_FINAL2.tif?w=2048\" ><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Ancient stars shine in red, white and blue from a globular cluster almost as old as the universe itself in this image from NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA, ESA, and A. Dotter (Dartmouth College); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA\/Catholic University of America)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hubble Space Telescope<\/a>. NASA released this image to celebrate the United States\u2019 250th anniversary, as the agency carries forward America\u2019s legacy of exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Located in the outer halo of our Milky Way galaxy, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/science\/universe-uncovered\/hubble-star-clusters\/#globular-clusters\" rel=\"noopener\">globular cluster<\/a> NGC 6426 is a spherical collection of stars bound together by their mutual gravity, one of 150 known globular clusters in our galaxy. These groups of stars are thought to form as a unit from the same collapsing cloud of gas, and thus the stars in them typically have similar ages. The stars in globular clusters tend to be ancient. At approximately 13 billion years old, NGC 6426 is one of the Milky Way\u2019s oldest globular clusters and almost as old as the universe itself (13.7 billion years).<\/p>\n<p>In this image, blue indicates the shorter wavelengths that are visible light, while red depicts the longer wavelengths of visible light, as well as some near-infrared light. Colors in Hubble images are chosen based on standard image processing techniques to best represent the wavelengths of light that pass through the filters used in the observation. Because the color and temperature of stars are directly related, we know that the blue stars in this image are hotter and the red stars are cooler.<\/p>\n<p>The stars of NGC 6426 have low metallicity, which means they have fewer elements that are heavier than hydrogen and helium. These conditions resemble those of the early universe, when matter was mostly helium and hydrogen and heavier elements were just beginning to form via nuclear fusion within massive stars.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have found evidence for two chemically distinct populations of stars in NGC 6426, indicating that the slightly younger and more metallic stars were enriched with material from the explosive deaths of the cluster\u2019s earlier stars. Massive stars that explode as supernovae fling elements heavier than hydrogen and helium into the universe, seeding it with materials to build new stars and planets.<\/p>\n<p>Hubble took this image as part of a study of globular clusters in the Milky Way\u2019s halo intended to determine their ages and shed light on the formation and evolution of the galaxy. Over the past three decades in orbit, Hubble has fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe. 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class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hubble Space Telescope<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Since its 1990 launch, the 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