The Carina Nebula is a giant star factory
The Carina Nebula is a colossal, 300-light-year-wide stellar nursery, actively birthing new stars and hosting one of the universe's most massive stars.
Imagine a cosmic cloud so vast it stretches 300 light-years across! That's the Carina Nebula, one of the Milky Way's largest and brightest nebulae. Located 7,500 light-years away, this stellar nursery glows red from the intense ultraviolet light of massive young stars.
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