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- spacepics
- cross-posted to:
- spacepics
A mere 390 light-years away, Sun-like stars and future planetary systems are forming in the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to our fair planet. The James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam peered into the nearby natal chaos to capture this infrared image at an inspiring scale.
A mere 390 light-years away 😂😂 Maybe someday
Right? It’s a quick trip down the road compared to some of the objects we have images of.