Storm of Stars in the Trifid Nebula

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2014-01-29

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Radiation and winds from massive stars have blown a cavity into the surrounding dust and gas, creating the Trifid nebula, as seen here in infrared light by NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

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Title: Storm of Stars in the Trifid Nebula
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Date Created: 2014-01-29
Rights: JPL

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