<ul><li>The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of our galaxy's closest neighbors, visible to the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.</li><li>Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope zoomed in on the SMC, capturing its intricate structure.</li><li>The image reveals clouds of gas and dust illuminated by the light of young stars in the SMC.</li><li>The SMC, lacking heavier elements found in large galaxies, fascinates astronomers as a unique example of what was happening in the early universe.</li></ul>

Space photo of the week: Hubble zooms in on the glittering galaxy next door

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