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Galactic Fireworks
Filaments of gas and dust stream across the center of the Milky Way galaxy in this new image from the European Southern Observatory. The center of the galaxy, which contains a supermassive black hole, is at center. The wisps of material also contain denser lumps that may give birth to stars. This image was made with infrared light, which is produced by relatively cold clouds of material. The red shows warmer regions, while the blue and green show cooler regions. [European Southern Observatory]
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