NASA's Fermi Telescope Detects Gamma-Rays From "Star Factories" in Other Galaxies
January 10, 2013
This mosaic of 1,500 images highlights glowing gas clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy that orbits our own. Fermi sees gamma-ray emission from the large, prolific star-forming region known as 30 Doradus (center left). Credit: C. Smith, S. Points, the MCELS Team and NOAO/AURA/NSF
Topics:
Astrology, Virgo Supercluster, Astronomy, Environment, Tarantula Nebula, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Astrophysics, Large Magellanic Cloud, Mensa constellation, Dorado constellation, Magellanic Clouds, Local Group, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Fermi
