Starbirth and Death diagram 386-cosmic-cycle-dixon –Created in collaboration with Bryan Christie, this diagram illustrates a kind of cosmic ecology. Radiation from bright stars and violently ejected gases from supernovae replenish and compress interstellar clouds of gas and dust, leading to the formation of new stars - painting by Don Dixon for Scientific American, © Don Dixon
386-cosmic-cycle-dixon –Created in collaboration with Bryan Christie, this diagram illustrates a kind of cosmic ecology. Radiation from bright stars and violently ejected gases from supernovae replenish and compress interstellar clouds of gas and dust, leading to the formation of new stars - painting by Don Dixon for Scientific American, © Don Dixon
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