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Astronomers find young stars forming inside a ghostly cloud in the Carina Nebula
Astronomers found a star-forming cloud in the Carina Nebula that looks like it is floating alone.
They studied it using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope, which observe different kinds of light.
The nebula lies more than 7,500 light-years away and is a large region of gas and dust where stars are born.
The cloud is actively creating hot, young stars, rather than being a remnant of a dead star.
Radiation from nearby Eta Carinae and other young stars is eroding the cloud and shaping it into comet-like knots.
Studying the cloud and its new stars can help astronomers understand star formation and the wider Carina Nebula.
Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope studied a ghostly-looking cloud in the Carina Nebula.
They found that the cloud is actively forming young stars.
Radiation from Eta Carinae and nearby hot young stars is eroding the cloud and shaping it into comet-like knots.
Studying the region in X-rays and infrared light helps researchers examine the cloud and its stars.
The Carina Nebula lies more than 7,500 light-years from Earth.
- Who
- Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope.
- What
- They found young stars forming inside a ghostly-looking cloud.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The Carina Nebula, more than 7,500 light-years from Earth.
- Why
- To study the cloud’s structure and stars, and learn more about the Carina Nebula.
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- Observatories
- Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope
- Nebula
- Carina Nebula
- Distance
- More than 7,500 light-years from Earth
- Cloud features
- Comet-like knots shaped by radiation
- Light studied
- X-rays and infrared light