First Signs of Star Birth Triggered by Orion Wind
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Composite image of the Orion Nebula from SOFIA and the IRAM 30-meter radio telescope. The designated areas in the insert are densely compacted clouds with prime conditions for new stars, and in fact one newborn, low-mass star already seems to be forming there.
Credit
NASA/SOFIA/IRAM
Image Number
SCI2021_005
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First Signs of Star Birth Triggered by Orion Wind
Instrument
upGREAT
Location
United States
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