Newborn stars discovered in dark cosmic cloud
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 21:14
in Astronomy & Space
A wave of massive star formation appears to have begun within a mysterious dark cloud in the Milky Way. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a secluded birthplace for stars within a wispy, dark cloud in a region of the galaxy named M17. The new research could shed light on the question of how and when massive stars form.