You can hold these 3D-printed stellar nurseries in your hand
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3D-printed stellar nurseries
Can you imagine holding stars in your hands? With these 3D-printed stellar nurseries, you can pretend.
What are stellar nurseries?
Stellar nurseries are areas of dust and gas in space where stars are born (formed).
Nia Amara is an astrophysicist and an artist. An astrophysicist is a scientist who specializes in studying space, stars, planets, and the universe. She has combined her two passions to created 3D-printed stellar nurseries.
First, together with other scientists, Amara created nine simulations (computer models) representing different physical conditions within the star-forming clouds. Then they used resin and a 3D printer to make small orbs (balls) from the models. Resin is an artificial substance that is used in making plastics.
The 3D-printed stellar nurseries
They are polished, baseball-size orbs that look like big marbles with swirling patterns inside. Moreover, they also made orbs that look like they were cut in half. This helps us see what the orbs look like inside.
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