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Right now NASA's Chandra is collecting light in Carina. Nearby in the sky is the Caterpillar, a dark cloud of gas & dust in space known as a Bok Globule. Bok Globules can act like cocoons to star embryos within, protecting them during metamorphosis until they ignite! 🐛


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