Monday, July 19, 2010

Baby stars revealed behind dusty veil
[ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:35:20 GMT ]

This galactic bubble is known as RCW 120. It lies about 4,300 light-years away and has been formed by a star at its center. The star is not visible at these infrared wavelengths but pushes on the surrounding dust and gas with nothing more than the power of its starlight.Space.com: The powerful Herschel space telescope has captured an image of a stellar nursery so shrouded by dust that no infrared telescope has been able to see it until now.


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