Astronomers Plan Second Look At Constellation Carina
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 13:20
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers this summer will take a second look at a rare cosmic cradle for the universe's largest stars, the constellation Carina. The massive gas cloud is located 8,000 light years away in the Southern sky and is home to starts that grow up to have 50 times the sun's mass. The constellation was once part of the larger constellation Argo Navis until it split into three. The cloud is in the early stages of collapsing in on itself, offering astronomers an unusual vista on the first contractions of behemoth star birth. read more
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