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Star Factory Messier 17

What's happening at the center of this nebula? Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, the star factory known as Messier 17 lies some 5,500 light-yea…

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NASA APOD: Star Factory Messier 17 (© Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope; Processing: Robert Gendler & Roberto Colombari)