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astronomy2 years ago•5 min saved

Hubble's 33rd Anniversary Reveals Stunning Star Birth Observations.

To celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch, NASA has released a stunning image of the dark nebula NGC 1333, located approximately 960 light-years away in the Perseus molecular cloud. The image shows several hundred newly forming stars embedded within the dark cloud, which is filled with obscuring dust. The image offers a glimpse into the chaotic and messy star-formation process, revealing that stars are not born in isolation but in batches, built from cold interstellar hydrogen that is laced with soot-like dust.

via SciTechDaily|

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space2 years ago•3 min saved

Life's Building Blocks Found in Milky Way's Perseus Cloud

Astronomers have discovered prebiotic molecules, considered the essential building blocks for life, in a star cluster within the Perseus Molecular Cloud called IC348. The cloud is one of the closest active star-forming regions to the solar system at just 1,000 light-years away. The detection of prebiotic molecules at such a site and so close to the star cluster IC348 could indicate that as young planets form, they accrete material that contains molecules that eventually contribute to the formation of complex organic molecules. The discovery was made using data collected by NASA's now retired Spitzer Space Telescope and will be followed up with the more powerful James Webb Space Telescope.

via Space.com|

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