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This is an artist's impression of the biggest and brightest star-birth region seen in the universe to date. The newly identified megastar-birth cluster contains 1 million ultra-hot stars and presumably many millions of dimmer stars. Their torrent of ultraviolet radiation illuminates huge placental walls of cold hydrogen gas. This super star-birth region is a rarely seen example of the early days of the universe where furious firestorms of star birth blazed across the skies.
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About the Video
| Id: | heic0312e |
| Release date: | 30 October 2003, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0312 |
| Duration: | 15s |
About the Object
| Type: | • 3D Animations Videos • Star Clusters Images/Videos |
