Sharpless 29 Wall Art Size:Large (24 x 24) and blow strong winds that

and blow strong winds that erode away the nearby gas and dust

is an ideal arena in which to study the interactions between these young stars and their parent molecular clouds

Spitzer's primary mission lasted five-and-a-half years and ended when it ran out of the liquid helium coolant necessary to operate two of its three instruments

The result is a dramatic

a small nearby galaxy that orbits our galaxy

Sharpless 29 Wall Art Size:Large (24 x 24) and blow strong winds thatThe OmegaCAM imager on ESOs VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. Credit: ESO