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Where Galactic Snakes Live
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This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what astronomers are referring to as a "snake" (upper left) and its surrounding stormy environment. The sinuous object is actually the core of a thick, sooty cloud large enough to swallow dozens of solar systems. In fact, astronomers say the "snake's belly" may be harboring beastly stars in the process of forming.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineWhere Galactic Snakes Live. NASA/JPL, 2006-10-27. Public domain. ID: PIA01318.
