Space.com highlighted Hubble's 36th anniversary image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region NASA first imaged with the telescope in 1997 and revisited with a newer camera in 2026.
The update is more than an anniversary image: comparing the 1997 and 2026 observations lets researchers measure changing jets, dust structures, and feedback from young stars on human timescales.
NASA says Hubble's newer Wide Field Camera 3 and its long observing baseline reveal how protostellar outflows and ultraviolet radiation reshape the nebula, while future Roman Telescope surveys could provide wider context for follow-up science.
