Thursday, September 12, 2013

ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News

ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News


Map of galactic clouds where stars are born takes shape

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Astronomers have completed the first stage of a map of the location of the most massive and mysterious objects in our galaxy -- the giant gas clouds where new stars are born. They identify the clouds -- which can be up to 100 light years across -- from the carbon monoxide they contain.

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