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is an ideal arena in which to study the interactions between these young stars and their parent molecular clouds

Dense pillars of cool hydrogen gas laced with dust appear at the upper left of the picture

Spitzer's primary mission lasted five-and-a-half years and ended when it ran out of the liquid helium coolant necessary to operate two of its three instruments

This evocative image shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery

Although planets will later congeal in the disk

Sharpless 29 Wall Art Size:Large (24 x 24) is an ideal arena inThe OmegaCAM imager on ESOs VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. Credit: ESO