Space Photos of the Week: True Colors Shining Through

The Cat’s Paw Nebula, located in our Milky Way some 4,200 light years from Earth, sparks serious curiosity among astronomers. It’s extremely active: Radiation from hot stars interacts with large molecules and bits of dust, setting off that neon green fluorescence. In addition, stars forming inside the nebula heat up gas, which expands and appears …

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