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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Richard Luscombe

‘Unprecedented’: Nasa releases image of star-forming region

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is the closest star-forming region to Earth. Photograph: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach/AP

An “unprecedented” closeup image of the nearest star-forming region to Earth was released by Nasa on Wednesday to mark the first year of operation of the James Webb space telescope.

The vivid view of “sun-like” stars in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex 390 light years away is the first time researchers have been able to see the area in fine detail, minus the distraction of foreground stars.

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