Astronomers Plan Second Look at Mega Star Birthing Grounds

This summer astronomers will take a close look at a rare cosmic cradle for the universe?s largest stars, baby bruisers that grow up to have 50 times the sun?s mass.



The international team of astronomers headed by University of Florida scientist Peter Barnes used an Australian radio telescope to find the cloud of gas and dust 8,000 light years away in the Southern sky constellation Carina. The cloud is in the early stages of collapsing in on itself, offering astronomers an unusual vista [...]

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