Cosmic ice sculptures: Dust pillars in the Carina Nebula
Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 21:14
in Astronomy & Space
Enjoying a frozen treat on a hot summer day can leave a sticky mess as it melts in the Sun and deforms. In the cold vacuum of space, there is no edible ice cream, but there is radiation from massive stars that is carving away at cold molecular clouds, creating bizarre, fantasy-like structures.