Stunning photo reveals newborn stars emerging from a giant space cloud some 600 light years from Earth

Stunning photo reveals newborn stars emerging from a giant space cloud some 600 light years from Earth | Mail Online: "This stunning photograph shows a dark cloud in deep space where new stars are forming alongside a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged.



The cloud, known as Lupus 3, lies about 600 light years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). The picture, recently taken from a telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile, is regarded as the best image ever taken of Lupus 3."