Hungry Space Monster is the Birthplace of Stars

Posted by Karim Baz

February 9, 2008

The odd looking “creature” or “hand” extending in the photo is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule and are typically characterized by dusty heads and elongated tails. These cause cometary globules to have visual similarities to comets. Globules are frequently the birthplaces of stars, and many show very young stars in their heads.