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Telltale Signs of Stellar Youth

data reveal a newborn star at the center of our Milky Way

These data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a newborn star at the center of our Milky Way.

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Baby Stars in Galactic Rat's Nest

three baby stars in the bustling center of our Milky Way galaxy

This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows three baby stars in the bustling center of our Milky Way galaxy.

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Silicate Crystal Formation in the Disk of an Erupting S...

A young sun-like star encircled by its planet-forming disk of gas and dust.

This artist's concept illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst from a growing star.

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  • hot gas in a galaxy about a billion light-years away

    To Catch a Galactic Thief

    A big bully of a galaxy has been caught stealing gas -- fuel for stars -- from a nearby, smaller galaxy.

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