Sharpless 29 Wall Art including Frame Sizes:MEDIUM (20x30) Infrared light in this image

Infrared light in this image was captured by the infrared array camera on Spitzer

Perseverance is being lowered on three nylon ropes and an "umbilical cord"

Radiation from stars within the nebula heats up the surrounding gases

Alpha Centauri – and resides 7

Sharpless 29 Wall Art including Frame Sizes:MEDIUM (20x30) Infrared light in this imageThe OmegaCAM imager on ESOs VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. Credit: ESO