See a 'Cosmic Slug' captured by Hubble for space telescope's anniversary

For its 36th anniversary, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a closeup of the Trifid Nebula. The Nebula is about 5,000 light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer: Paul Morris (eMITS) Technical support: Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.) Narrator: Jennifer Wiseman (NASA/GSFC)