
Infant stars are glowing gloriously in this image of the Serpens star-forming region, captured by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. The reddish-pink dots are baby stars deeply embedded in the cosmic cloud of gas and dust that collapsed to create it.
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NASA ID
PIA09072
Date Created
December 8, 2006
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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