Hidden Newborn Star | Space Wallpaper

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 10:00 in Astronomy & Space

This cool space wallpaper reveals a very young star being born in the guts of the dark cloud LDN 43 — a massive blob of gas, dust, and ices, gathered 520 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer).

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