BBC Sky at Night - UK (2021-08)

August 2021 BBC Sky at Night Magazine 9

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ALMA/

HUBBLE SPACE

TELESCOPE,

8 JUNE 2021

Where you’re from

matters. A survey of

nearly 100 galaxies,

including NGC 4535

(pictured), has

found that the

clouds of dust and

gas where stars

form look and

act differently

depending on

their place in the

Universe. It’s the

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indication that

where and how

many stars are born

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affected by their

wider galactic

‘neighbourhood’.

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CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY/SPITZER
SPACE TELESCOPE, 16 JUNE 2021

The Lagoon Nebula, M8, is among the
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stars up to 10 million times more energetic
than the 1859 Carrington Event, that caused
electrical chaos on Earth. The study is a
step towards understanding whether giant
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blast away and evaporate any emerging
atmospheres with their powerful radiation.