RCW 108: Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming within the Milky Way galaxy about 4,000 light years from Earth. This image is part of a large collection of images of merging galaxies taken by NASA Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA ID
PIA11226
Date Created
October 6, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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