Titanic, Short-Lived Stars Make Skies Glow Red | Video

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 08:20 in Astronomy & Space

12,000 light-years out, hidden gigantic, hot stars behind the dust cloud known as RCW 106 ionize hydrogen gas to a crimson hue in this image by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST).

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