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Cecilia Scorza, EU-UNAWE Germany

Dazzling Dust

Dust is just some dirty stuff that has no real purpose, right? Actually, in space, dust is a crucial ingredient for making stars! 

Astronomers often talk about stars being huge balls of gas, but they contain a lot of dust too. Take a look at this striking new picture of a region in space in which new stars are being born, called the Carina Nebula. The orange stuff makes up a big part of the picture – and that’s just dust! 

Credit:

ESO/APEX/T. Preibisch et al. (Submillimetre); N. Smith, University of Minnesota/NOAO/AURA/NSF (Optical)

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