Mostly Mute Monday: Inside The Carina Nebula
“Lying some 7,500 light years distant, this giant molecular cloud of gas began forming stars about three million years ago. Inside, the stellar winds, ultraviolet radiation and occasional violent supernova fight against gravitational collapse, which attempts to form new stars. The resulting competition creates the pillars, mountains, bubble and tendrils highlighted above, with the violent outbursts currently triggering additional waves of star-formation.”
This is exactly what’s been taking place in the Carina Nebula for the past three million years, with much more to come as time goes on. Go check it all out for Mostly Mute Monday!