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Birth and Death [1]

The tendrils of an exploded star mingle with the gas of a busy stellar nursery in this infrared view from Spitzer Space Telescope. The remains of the exploded star are known as a supernova remnant. This remnant, HBH 3, is one of the largest yet seen, spanning about 150 light-years. It may have formed anywhere from 80,000 to one million years ago. The white cloud is a collection of gas and dust clouds that are giving birth to new stars. The entire complex is about 6,400 light-years away. [NASA/JPL-Caltech/IPAC]

A combination of star-forming regions and the remains of an exploded star, seen in the infrared
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