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Star-Birth Clouds in M16: Stellar "Eggs" Emerge from Molecular Cloud

Star-Birth Clouds in M16: Stellar Eggs Emerge from Molecular Cloud

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Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, J. Hester and P. Scowen (Arizona State University)

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