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Young Nebula Hints at Formation of Stars in Early Universe

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Friday, June 4, 2021

COLUMBIA, Md., June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Astronomers are still trying to understand how stars and galaxies formed in the early universe.

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  • COLUMBIA, Md., June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Astronomers are still trying to understand how stars and galaxies formed in the early universe.
  • Data from SOFIA suggestthat this nebula may be representative of how stars formed in the early universe.
  • The expansion is triggering the birth of stellar neighbors at breakneck speeds and revealing the nebula is younger than previously believed.
  • The surrounding gas clouds are getting compressed as the nebula pushes into them triggering the birth of new stars near the clouds' edges."