ALT This image is a multiwavelength view of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra telescope data is shown in purple, optical data from Hubble is shown in red, green and blue, and infrared data from Spitzer is shown in red. The image is dominated by a massive open circle of hazy brownish-pink clouds with dozens of larger, bright white and pink objects inside of it. The edges of the image are speckled with dimmer stars, galaxies, and other objects on a black background. The image is watermarked with the words “Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ.Potsdam/L.Oskinova et al; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech.”