A Shocking Outflow

NASA/JPL-Caltech/2MASS/SSI/University of Wisconsin2010-07-28

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This image shows an outflow of gas from a new star as it jets from a space object dubbed IRAS 21078+5211. The reddish blob in its center, as picked up by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope contrasts nicely with the clouds, colored green, that surround it.

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Title: A Shocking Outflow
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/2MASS/SSI/University of Wisconsin
Date Created: 2010-07-28
Rights: JPL

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