This penetrating view of the central region of the Eagle Nebula from Nasa's Chandra X-ray observatory reveals the incredible amount of star formation inside the iconic 'Pillars of Creation'.
这张有点透视效果的图是从美国宇航局的钱德拉X射线天文台获得的鹰状星云的中心地区，它揭示出传说中的“创作之柱”里包含着数量惊人的恒星。
Resembling a huge paw print, the Cat's paw Nebula is a star-formation region, with stars of close to 10 solar masses produced there in the past several million years.
猫掌星云看起来就像一个巨大的爪印，它是恒星形成区域，近几百万年间在猫掌星云里诞生的恒星具有近10个太阳的质量。
The other region had ample material to form massive stars, but showed little signs of star formation, meaning that it is at one of the earliest stages yet identified in the birth of stars.
另一区域虽然拥有足以形成大质量恒星的物质，却几乎没有恒星形成的迹象，这意味着它处于目前所知的恒星形成的最早阶段之一。
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