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Starburst Cluster Shows Celestial Fireworks
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NASA image release June 6, 2010 Like a July 4 fireworks display a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial burst. The cluster is surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust - the raw material for new star formation. The nebula, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina, contains a central cluster of huge, hot stars, called NGC 3603. This environment is not as peaceful as it looks.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineStarburst Cluster Shows Celestial Fireworks. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002049.
