Hubble 20th Anniversary Carina Nebula Video (Zoom)

About this video
Duration: 50 seconds

This is a zoom into the Carina Nebula, where thousands of stars are born from primeval gas and dust. The zoom sequence centers on a giant tower of cool hydrogen. Stars are forming inside this incubator and fire off jets of material.


Tags
Astronomical, Emission Nebulae, Hubble Telescope, Illustrative, Nebulae, Stars, Stellar Jets

Credits

Credit: NASA and G. Bacon (STScI)

Publication: April 22, 2010


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