Title
Star-forming region
Caption
This star-forming region, captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, is dominated by the bright, young star IRAS 13481-6124 (upper left), which is about twenty times the mass of our sun and five times its radius, and is surrounded by its pre-natal cocoon.
Date
20th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A06_349
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (4,1Mb) / 14,1in x 13,8in / 4216 x 4145 (300dpi)