Dark Star-Making Factory
In this infrared view from the Herschel Observatory, a European Space Agency mission, blue shows the warmest dust, and red, the coolest. The choppy clouds of gas and dust are just starting to condense into new stars.
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PIA12253
Date Created
October 2, 2009
Center
JPL
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