ESO has just released a stunning new image of the vast cloud known as the Cat's Paw Nebula or NGC 6334. This complex region of gas and dust, where numerous massive stars are born, lies near the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, and is heavily obscured by intervening dust clouds. READ MORE
The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) is a vast region of star formation.
The whole gas cloud is about 50 light-years across.
(Photo Credit: Image courtesy of ESO)
[Source: Science Daily]
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