Space / 2011-02-10
The Case of the Disappearing Continent
NASA's image library records The Case of the Disappearing Continent.
This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a swirling landscape of stars known as the North America nebula. Clusters of young stars about one million years old can be found throughout the image.
A CLOSER LOOK
This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a swirling landscape of stars known as the North America nebula. Clusters of young stars about one million years old can be found throughout the image.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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