... About eleven thousand years ago a star in the constellation of Vela exploded, creating a strange point of light briefly visible to humans living near the beginning of recorded history. ... Walking in Space . ... Hydrogen Blob N88A in the Small Magellanic Cloud . ... Emerging from the cool, dusty interstellar medium in a nearby irregular galaxy known as the Small Magellanic Cloud, N88A hides hot young stars at its core. Asia at Night . ... This is what Asia looks like at night! ...