Friday, August 30, 2013

ScienceDaily: Stars News

ScienceDaily: Stars News


NASA's Hubble sees a cosmic caterpillar

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:34 AM PDT

The light-year-long knot of interstellar gas and dust, seen in a new Hubble photo, resembles a caterpillar on its way to a feast. Harsh winds from extremely bright stars are blasting ultraviolet radiation at this 'wanna-be' star and sculpting the gas and dust into its long shape.

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