A far cry from the beautiful wide-field shots of barred spiral NGC 5068 you may be used to seeing, the the mossy green, gaseous vines that appear here offer a different view. This infrared closeup of the galaxy’s central regions highlights structures that play an important role in the development of stars in our universe.Continue reading “Dusty, green webbing shows how stars form in NGC 5068”

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