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A telescope in space has sent back a cosmic Valentine picture - a stellar nursery resembling a pink rosebud.
The Spitzer Space Telescope, launched last year, looked at a group of newborn stars embedded in a cloud of gas and dust called a reflection nebula.
"The picture is more than just pretty," says astronomer Thomas Megeath.
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The Spitzer Space Telescope, launched last year, looked at a group of newborn stars embedded in a cloud of gas and dust called a reflection nebula.
"The picture is more than just pretty," says astronomer Thomas Megeath.
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