a very large star in the middle of a sky filled with stars

Supernova Remnant E0102 in the Small Magellanic Cloud Caption Reminiscent of a U.S. July 4 Independence Day celebration, here is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a cosmic explosion that is quite similar to fireworks on Earth. Credits NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: J. Green (University of Colorado, Boulder)