Pink and Blue Glowing Gas Clouds Shine in Nearby Galaxy - HD

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Gas Clouds' NGC 2014 (pink) and NGC 2020 (blue) reside next to each other, but are quite different. Their chemical make up (oxygen & hydrogen) and star temperatures create the glow. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 163,000 light-years away.

Credit: ESO/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Digitized Sky Survey/Mash Mix: SPACE.com