1. Massive newborn galaxies
Found in: 2008
Who Discovered It: Spitzer
Where: N/A
Generally speaking, infrared light can identify the right gas and dust clouds more reliably than visible light. Spitzer has decided to provide users with previously unimaginable views of star-forming regions as a result. This Spitzer image shows young stars emerging from beneath their natal dust layer in the Rho Ophiuchus dark cloud.
The NASA Image Collection/Alamy: “Big Baby” Galaxies
This cloud, known to astronomers as Rho Oph, is among the closest star-forming regions to our solar system. About 410 light years separate our planet from the nebula, which is visible in the sky close to the stars and planets Scorpius and Ophiuchus.
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