Taurus Star-Forming Region (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Taurus Star-Forming Region

Caption

The Taurus Molecular Cloud, pictured here by ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, is a star-forming region about 450 light-years away. The image frame covers roughly 14 by 16 light-years and shows the glow of cosmic dust in the interstellar material that pervades the cloud, revealing an intricate pattern of filaments dotted with a few compact, bright cores -- the seeds of future stars.

Credit

ESA/Herschel/PACS, SPIRE/Gould Belt survey Key Programme/Palmeirim <em>et al</em>. 2013

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