Rho Ophiuchi Star Forming Region (IMAGE)

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Rho Ophiuchi Star Forming Region

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This is an infrared image of the Rho Ophiuchi star forming region observed by NASA's WISE satellite. The cloud in this image measures 14 light years across. The astronomers used ALMA to observe a very young star located in the left part of image (yellow box). The ALMA observations resolve details at a scale of 0.0005 light years corresponding to the orbit of Uranus in our own solar system. The observed glycolaldehyde emission is present on those scales around the young star.

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