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Menakjubkan! Potret Nebula Pelikan Tampilkan Gas, Debu, dan Bintang Baru
NASA merilis potret Nebula Pelikan (IC 5070) di rasi bintang Cygnus, berjarak sekitar 2.000 tahun cahaya dari Bumi, menampilkan interaksi radiasi bintang muda dengan gas hidrogen dan awan debu tebal tempat lahirnya bintang baru. Proses erosi kosmik dari angin bintang secara perlahan mengubah struktur nebula ini, yang merupakan bagian dari wilayah pembentukan bintang bersama Nebula Amerika Utara (NGC 7000). Potret ini menegaskan dinamika siklus hidup materi kosmik dan evolusi galaksi.
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- NASA released new astronomy image of Pelican Nebula.
- Pelican Nebula has catalog name IC 5070.
- Pelican Nebula located in constellation Cygnus.
- Nebula sits roughly 2,000 light-years from Earth.
- Shape of gas and dust resembles pelican's beak and neck.
- Ultraviolet radiation from massive young stars heats surrounding hydrogen gas.
- Heated hydrogen gas glows brightly and forms contrasting silhouette lines.
- Dense dust clouds serve as birthplaces for new stars.
- Gravity pulls gas and dust together to trigger nuclear fusion, forming protostars.
- Stellar winds gradually erode nebula structure over time.
- Erosion changes nebula shape permanently across millions of years.
- Dark dust ribbon separates Pelican Nebula from North America Nebula (NGC 7000).
- Both nebulae belong to same star-forming region and connect in interstellar space.
- Studying nebula provides insights into cosmic matter life cycle and galaxy evolution.
- Image credited to NASA/Z-2.
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