Today, scientists have discovered a star-forming region located in one of our closest neighboring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. This is a major breakthrough, as we now have the clearest images of star formation outside of our own Milky Way galaxy. By using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), scientists were able to obtain the most detailed images ever of the star-forming region, known as N159. The images show a variety of star-forming regions, including clusters of stars and the warm dust surrounding them. This region is especially interesting to scientists because it provides an opportunity to study how stars form on a galactic scale. Furthermore, these images provide us with a better understanding of the universe and how galaxies evolve over time.

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