Peeking into our galaxy's stellar nursery

Astronomers have long turned their telescopes to the wide swaths of interstellar medium to get a look at the formation and birth of stars. However, the images produced over the last 50 years look more like weather maps showing storm systems instead of glittering bursts of light that the untrained observer might expect of a 'star map.' That is, until now.

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