Astro-image of the day: Ancient stellar parents give birth to many babies

This Spitzer Space Telescope shot "tells a tale of life and death amidst a rich family history." Nebula W5 blazes with multiple generations of stars, both bright babies and massive ancient stars - the latter having made these babies via massive stellar winds and radiation.

Click the image to see the story.

Red is hot dust, green is dense clouds, blue dots are the fertile ancients, and white areas are the star-forming regions.

Best,
Chris

Astro-image of the day: Ancient stellar parents give birth to many babies

This Spitzer Space Telescope shot "tells a tale of life and death amidst a rich family history." Nebula W5 blazes with multiple generations of stars, both bright babies and massive ancient stars - the latter having made these babies via massive stellar winds and radiation.

Click the image to see the story.

Red is hot dust, green is dense clouds, blue dots are the fertile ancients, and white areas are the star-forming regions.

Best,
Chris