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Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever found
Researchers have detected an unusually large, previously undetected molecule in the Cat's Paw Nebula, a star-forming region about 5,500 light-years from Earth. At 13 atoms, the compound ...
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Cat's Paw Nebula (IMAGE)
The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) is a vast region of star formation. This new portrait of NGC 6334 was created from images taken with the Wide Field Imager instrument at the 2.2-m MPG/ESO telescope ...
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NASA spies big space bubbles forming around newborn stars
In a new post, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is showcasing a truly stunning image captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope, which peered into the Milky Way to spot the Cat’s Paw Nebula and ...