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Scientists Discover Cosmic Dust That Holds Ingredients For Star Birth
NASA Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a concentration of elements that are responsible for the formation of stars in our galaxy and throughout universe.
NASA astronomers have recently discovered cosmic dust that holds the ingredients for star birth throughout the universe. According to a press note, NASA Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a concentration of elements that are responsible for the formation of stars in our galaxy and throughout the universe. The US space agency informed that the opaque, dark knots of gas and dust, that can be seen in the picture, are called ‘Bok globules’.
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NASA s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a concentration of elements that are responsible for the formation of stars in our galaxy and throughout the universe
Astronomers have discovered cosmic dust that holds the ingredients for star birth throughout the universe, in the latest study.
The study published in The Astrophysical Journal on Friday highlights how NASA s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a concentration of elements that are responsible for the formation of stars in our galaxy and throughout the universe.
These opaque, dark knots of gas and dust are called Bok globules, and they are absorbing light in the centre of the nearby emission nebula and star-forming region, NGC 281.