Hubble Reveals Secrets of a Celestial 'Blob'

tewl writes "Saw this on http://cnn.org/2000/TECH/space/10/09/hubble.nursery/index.html The nebula N 81 earned its nickname of "The Blob" because few of its features can be discerned ground-based telescopes. But the space-based Hubble telescope has afforded a closer look, revealing a stellar nursery at work within its cloudy confines."