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New Models give insight into the Heart of the Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula image is based on data obtained as part of the INT Photometric H-Alpha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane. Credit: Prepared by Nick Wright, Keele University, on behalf of the IPHAS Collaboration

Rosette Nebula image is based on data obtained as part of the INT Photometric H-Alpha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane. Credit: Prepared by Nick Wright, Keele University, on behalf of the IPHAS Collaboration

New research offers an explanation for the discrepancy between the size and age of the Rosetta Nebula’s central cavity and that of its central stars. A hole at the heart of a stunning rose-like interstellar cloud has puzzled astronomers for decades. But new research, led by the University of Leeds, offers an explanation for the discrepancy between the size and age of the Rosetta Nebula’s central cavity and that of its central stars...

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