Starbirth region. Artwork of a stellar nursery, with many proto-stars lighting up the interstellar gas and dust (nebula) from which the stars are form

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Starbirth region. Artwork of a stellar nursery, with many proto-stars lighting up the interstellar gas and dust (nebula) from which the stars are forming. Starbirth in such nebulae can be triggered by events such as a supernova explosion, or collisions between nebulae. The resulting collapse of parts of the nebula triggers the formation of stars.

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Photo credit: © JEREMY BISHOP/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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