Storm of Stars in the Trifid Nebula
Radiation and winds from massive stars have blown a cavity into the surrounding dust and gas, creating the Trifid nebula, as seen here in infrared light by NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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PIA17834
Date Created
January 29, 2014
Center
JPL
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