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Hubble Captures Trifid Nebula Jets, Pillars on Anniversary

5/4/2026

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Hubble captured the Trifid Nebula, 5,000 ly, on its 36th anniversary, April 24.
Stellar winds sculpted the nebula’s gas and dust for 300,000 years, forming bubbles and jet-ejecting protostar.
A counter jet makes jagged streaks while a hidden jet appears as streak.
A thin gas pillar stands beside a young star whose stripped disk glows green.
Hubble’s 36-year mission, which logged over 1.7 million observations, will be followed by a Roman scan of nebula.

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Story summary

Hubble captured the Trifid Nebula, 5,000 ly, on its 36th anniversary, April 24.
Stellar winds sculpted the nebula’s gas and dust for 300,000 years, forming bubbles and jet-ejecting protostar.
A counter jet makes jagged streaks while a hidden jet appears as streak.
A thin gas pillar stands beside a young star whose stripped disk glows green.
Hubble’s 36-year mission, which logged over 1.7 million observations, will be followed by a Roman scan of nebula.