NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope spied something magical: gigantic bubbles in space with stars trapped inside them
Spitzer, which observes our galaxy in infrared light, captured a new image in Aquila, or the Eagle constellation. The region is active with star formation. This sideways galaxy looks just like a lightsaberA large cloud of gas and dust, both necessary ingredients and byproducts of star formation, dominates the image. Within the cloud are large bubbles, estimated by astronomers to be between ten and 30 light-years across.
Stellar wind is the flow of particles releasing from each star.Darker veins seen in the image are even denser areas of dust and gas where future star formation will likely occur. Space telescope snaps a celestial family photoAnd space observatories like Spitzer spot details in infrared that would never be captured by visible light telescopes, acting like a cosmic detective. This dusty region wouldn't be apparent using visible light.
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