Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust
Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. This nebula is about 407 light years away from Earth.
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NASA ID
PIA10182
Date Created
February 11, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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