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https://power2innovate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/core-of-the-nessie-neb-1.jpg640545Data from NASA/SOFIA. Credit: J.Jackson Deep in the depths of our galactic ocean, astronomers have observed triggered star formation in the Nessie Nebula. A gaseous strand of cosmic gas and dust forms the core of the sinuous “Nessie” filament, an infrared dark cloud (IRDC). This cold, dense, opaque cloud is primed to form new stars. …