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Stunning images of a 'star nursery' in the universe
NASA has just released a stunning image of the Man Khoi Nebula 5,000 light years from Earth.
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The galaxy was discovered 13 billion light-years from Earth
Thanks to the ALMA telescope system in Chile, scientists observed MAMBO-9, a galaxy filled with cosmic dust and creating new stars.
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Discovering the 'twin brothers' of the Sun, the prospect of the second Earth is no longer far away?
It is estimated that up to 85% of stars can be a binary pair (trio or even quartet) when stars are formed in star nurseries - are pillars including gas and dust .
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Giant stars are created from 'star nursery'.
Newly born stars can grow up to 10-100 times the weight of the sun, if they are created in 'star nurseries' surrounded by many older stars.
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Travel to the 'star nursery' 160,000 light-years from Earth
Scientists use telescope images in Chile to reconstruct a trip to discover the Tarantula nebula, where many new stars form.
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Video: Travel to the 'star nursery' 1,500 light-years from Earth
NASA combines images from Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes to discover the Orion nebula about 1,500 light-years from Earth.