RocketSTEM Issue #6 - March 2014 | Page 72

A Stellar Family Tree: Generations of stars can be seen in this view of a vast star-forming region dubbed W5. Massive stars at the hearts of the cavities are thought to have blown away surrounding material, triggering the birth of new stars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA 70 71 www.RocketSTEM.org