Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/S.Wolk et al; Optical: DSS & NOAO/AURA/NSF; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NGC 1333 is a cluster that contains many stars that are less than two million years old, which is very young in astronomical terms. This new composite image combines Chandra's X-rays (pink) of NGC 1333 with infrared data from Spitzer (red) and visible light data from ground-based telescopes (red, green, and blue). The Chandra data reveal 95 young stars glowing in X-ray light, 41 of which had not been identified previously. In addition, X-ray observations can reveal information about the physical properties and behaviors of these very young stars.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/ngc1333/

Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA

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