7 Stunning Images Of star Cluster Captured By NASA

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Embedded clusters are a precursor to open and globular clusters.

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In a stunning image captured by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope

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The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission nebula called NGC 6357, located about 8,000 light-years from Earth.

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Thousands of shimmering young stars are found within the massive nebula NGC 3603.

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A cluster of young stars – about one to two million years old – located about 20,000 light years from Earth.

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