The Cosmic Fireworks of Massive Star Formation
Date
A cosmic light show sparked by the formation of massive stars in the W51 stellar nursery. The SOFIA FORCAST mosaic (color) is superposed on a star field (white) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Massive stars like these emit so much energy that they play a critical role in the evolution of our galaxy.
Credit
NASA/SOFIA/Lim and De Buizer et al. and Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Image Number
SCI2019_0007
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The Cosmic Fireworks of Massive Star Formation
Instrument
FORCAST
Location
United States
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