Hubble Captures Star Birth In The Carina Nebula (2009) [720p]

Scientists have concluded the checkout period for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and now are revealing images showcasing the power of the much-improved observatory. In this zoom sequence, one of Hubble's new instruments, the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), sets its eyes on a stellar nursery located 7,500 light-years away in the Carina Nebula. The pillar of gas and dust in the WFC3 visible-light image seems to glow from hot, massive stars in the vicinity. In the WFC3 infrared-light image, the dusty pillar becomes practically invisible, revealing an infant star blasting out a jet of material, evidence of new stars being born.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Hubble Space Telescope
• Carina Nebula
• starbirth
• stars
• astronomy
• NASA
• Wide Field Camera 3
• WFC3

[gadionson1]

wow ... but very short presentation :(

[djxatlanta]

@gadionson1 - people have short attention spans these days :(

[Xablonpwn]

Nice!

[mes66]

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