IC 2944 | Milky Way Women's Organic Cotton T-Shirt Color:navy The image foreshadows the final

The image foreshadows the final fate of the Sun

observatories like the VLT are our first steps

clouds of dust reflect the light of nearby stars

and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Beyond that is the Clay Unit

IC 2944 | Milky Way Women's Organic Cotton T-Shirt Color:navy The image foreshadows the finalThis intriguing new view of a spectacular stellar nursery IC 2944 is being released to celebrate a milestone: 15 years of ESOs Very Large Telescope. This image also shows a group of thick clouds of dust known as the Thackeray globules silhouetted against the pale pink glowing gas of the nebula. These globules are under fierce bombardment from the ultraviolet radiation from nearby hot young stars. They are both being eroded away and also fragmenting,