Ua hōʻike ʻo US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) i kahi kiʻi kupaianaha o ka lele honua, ka hōkū i kūkulu ʻia ma Westerhout 40 (W40).
Aia ka inoa i kapa ʻia ma kahi mamao ma kahi o 1420 mau makahiki māmā mai iā mākou ma ka constellation Serpens. ʻO ka hale nunui, e like me ka pepeke, he nebula - he ao nui o ke kinoea a me ka lepo.
ʻO nā "'ēheu" o ka manu lele kamahaʻo he mau ʻōhū o ke kinoea interstellar wela e puka mai ana mai nā hōkū wela loa a nui loa ma kekahi ʻāina.
Ua hoʻouna ʻia ke kiʻi i paʻi ʻia i ka Honua mai ka Spitzer Space Telescope. ʻO kēia mea hana, i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i ka makahiki 2003, ua hoʻolālā ʻia e nānā i ka lewa ma ka laulā infrared.
Hoʻomaopopo ʻia ua hoʻokumu ʻia ke kiʻi i hōʻike ʻia ma ke kumu o nā kiʻi ʻehā i lawe ʻia e ka Infrared Array Camera (IRAC). Ua lawe ʻia ke kiʻi kiʻi ma nā lōʻihi nalu like ʻole.
ʻO Westerhout 40 kahi hiʻohiʻona maopopo o ke ʻano o ka hoʻokumu ʻana o nā hōkū hou e hiki ai ke alakaʻi i ka luku ʻana i nā ao o ke kinoea a me ka lepo i kōkua i ka hānau ʻana o kēia mau kukui.
Puna: 3dnews.ru