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1/6The Cat’s Paw Nebula, located in our Milky Way some 4,200 light years from Earth, sparks serious curiosity among astronomers. It’s extremely active: Radiation from hot stars interacts with large molecules and bits of dust, setting off that neon green fluorescence.
In addition, stars forming inside the nebula heat up gas, which expands and appears as red “bubbles.” Then there’s the mind-bending scale of the thing: This entire star factory is estimated to be 80 to 90 light years across.NASA2/6Hubble-icious: A composite of several exposures captured years apart yields one of the most colorful deep-space pictures made by Hubble in its 20-some…
