Hubble telescope spies a stellar nursery through clouds in stunning image
By Kasandra Brabaw about 8 hours ago
In a beautiful image from Hubble, young stars can be seen peeking through a dense cloud of dust.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of a "stellar nursery" — a cloud of dust where stars are born. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble/NASA/J. C. Tan (Chalmers University & University of Virginia)/R. Fedriani (Chalmers University))
New stars are born! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of bright, baby stars peeking out of a "stellar nursery" — a cloud of dust where stars are born.
This spectacular stellar nursery lies in the constellation of Gemini, NASA said in a statement. Officially called AFGL 5180, the nursery is one of many star-forming regions, which have the right density of dust and gas for that material to eventually collapse in on itself and form a star.
Although the surrounding dust "makes for a spectacular image," according to NASA, it also obscures new star growth from astronomers.
In the new image, released on Aug. 13, a massive star is forming in the middle and making it possible to see through the clouds, thanks to its stellar light. The beams of light illuminate cavities in the dust clouds.
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https://www.space.com/hubble-space-telescope-stellar-nursery-photograph
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