Cosmic Creation: NASA Shares Spectacular Images of Star Birth

12th April, 2024 CHIRANJIT MITRA CHIRANJIT MITRA

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1: Stellar Nursery

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2: Young Jets

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3: Cosmic Bubbles

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4: Pillars of Creation

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5: Colors of Creation

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6: Birth and Death

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[{"selector":"#anim-25b0f011-b69a-4432-a734-58b6a5de90ed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-20.06812453505203%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc3b46c4-57d5-4f04-8597-957168683668","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c301768a-f05d-4c78-9895-45d593726184","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The universe is a breathtaking canvas where stars are continuously born, shaping the cosmos with their brilliance.